# Federal Credit Union Bylaws
> **US National Credit Union Administration** · Final rule. · Published 2019-10-04 · Effective 2020-01-02 · 84 FR 53278
## Document
- **Document number:** 2019-20826
- **Category:** final-rule
- **Agency:** US National Credit Union Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 84 FR 53278
- **CFR reference:** 12 CFR 701
- **Publication date:** 2019-10-04
- **Effective date:** 2020-01-02
## Abstract

The NCUA Board (Board) is issuing a final rule to update, clarify, and simplify the federal credit union bylaws (FCU Bylaws). The final rule updates and conforms the FCU Bylaws to legal opinions issued by the NCUA's Office of General Counsel and provides greater flexibility to federal credit unions (FCUs). The final rule also makes other changes that are designed to remove outdated or obsolete provisions.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/10/04/2019-20826/federal-credit-union-bylaws)
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