ALEXANDRIA, Va.–Robert Fenner, the former general counsel at NCUA whose tenure ran nearly 40 years, has passed away.
Fenner retired from NCUA in 2011 after being involved in numerous landmark issues in credit unions.
During his career Fenner worked with every administrator, chairman and board member in NCUA’s history, dating back to 1974, by the time he retired.
He was at the agency as the concept of field of membership expanded significantly, was involved in drafting the first troubled credit union regulation in 1990; the first member business loan rule after the passage of the Credit Union Membership Access Act (CUMAA) in 1998; and the first Chartering and Field of Membership Manual after the passage of the CUMAA.
He was also at the agency during the time of the corporate crisis in 2008-09.
At the time of his retirement then NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz said credited Fenner with providing “invaluable counsel and leadership in creating the agency’s legal framework, regulatory policy and ethics programs.”
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