Corporate Credit Union Examinations The NCUA Office of Corporate Credit Unions (OCCU) fulfills its mission by promoting and ensuring the safety and soundness of the Corporate Credit Union System (System), principally through a program of continual supervision. Supervision includes, but is not limited to, the on-site examination of corporate credit unions resulting in an examination report. 18 OCCU‘s overall supervision goal is to ensure the safety and soundness of the System by: (1) continuously evaluating and supervising the financial condition and performance of individual corporates and their service organizations; and (2) reporting those conditions to the NCUA Board in a timely manner. The key element in accomplishing OCCU‘s goal is the timely identification and resolution of any problem or condition that might have a material impact on a corporate, the System, or the NCUSIF. Annual examinations are required and performed for all corporates. The scope of each examination and supervisory contact is determined by the examiner-in-charge and the Corporate Field Supervisor, targeting problems and high-risk areas. Corporates qualifying for Type III supervision19 will be assigned a capital markets specialist (CMS20) from OCCU on a full-time basis.21 Maintaining an on-site presence promotes interaction with the corporate‘s staff and allows the CMS to maintain a working knowledge of the corporate‘s operations, especially in the capital markets areas (investments, asset and liability management, risk monitoring, etc.). The knowledge gained through on-site supervision allows the CMS to more effectively monitor and evaluate financial changes. NCUA‘s Office of Capital Markets Role in Evaluating Investment Activity The Office of Capital Markets (OCM) develops agency policies and procedures related to credit union investments and asset liability management. OCM also assists examiners in evaluating investment and asset and liability management issues in credit unions and provides expert advice to the Board on investment issues. Auditor’s Note: We reviewed OCM‘s role in the examination of WesCorp during the July 2003 through June 2007 examinations and noted that prior to the June 2007 examination, OCM‘s assistance was in reviewing Asset/Liability Management. The June 2007 examination marked the first involvement of OCM staff in reviews specifically