NCUA issues prohibition order against former Educators Credit Union employee
A July 2026 enforcement action by the National Credit Union Administration bars one former credit union employee from working at any federally insured depository institution. The order follows a conviction in Wisconsin tied to identity information misuse and fraud against a financial institution.
Highlights
- NCUA issued a permanent prohibition order in July 2026 against Jordan L. McCarthy, former Educators Credit Union employee, after a Wisconsin fraud conviction.
- McCarthy was convicted and sentenced for misappropriating identification information and defrauding a financial institution of $10,000 to $100,000 in Waukesha County.
- NCUA enforces Section 206 of the Federal Credit Union Act through orders such as prohibition, cease and desist, and civil money penalties for violations or unsafe practices.
Wisconsin conviction triggers permanent ban
As reported by National Credit Union Administration, Jordan L. McCarthy, a former employee of Educators Credit Union in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, is permanently prohibited from participating in the affairs of any federally insured depository institution.NCUA says the action is conviction-based and was issued in July 2026. McCarthy was convicted and sentenced in the Circuit Court for Waukesha County on charges of misappropriating identification information to obtain money and fraud against a financial institution involving $10,000 to $100,000.
An Order of Prohibition prevents an individual from ever working for a federally insured depository institution.
Enforcement framework for federally insured institutions
NCUA says it also issues administrative orders under Section 206 of the Federal Credit Union Act when it finds that a credit union or affiliated parties violated a law, rule or regulation, breached a fiduciary duty, or engaged in an unsafe or unsound practice.The agency says its most common actions include orders to cease and desist, prohibition orders, and orders assessing civil money penalties. NCUA adds that enforcement orders and notices can be searched by name, institution, city, state and year on its Administrative Orders webpage, and copies can also be requested by mail.
Federal and state anti-fraud coordination efforts across the Southeastern U.S. have expanded, with authorities pursuing a new wave of cases tied to hundreds of millions of dollars in intended losses. Our earlier coverage noted that the push includes multi-state prosecutions alongside new task forces and formal cooperation agreements designed to speed detection and strengthen enforcement against benefits, loan, and tax-related fraud.