Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule O (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at| Return Reference | Explanation |
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| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b PROCESS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION - OFFICERS & KEY EMPLOYEES | THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE CREDIT UNION APPROVES THE COMPENSATION OF ALL SUBORDINATE OFFICERS OF THE CREDIT UNION. CONSISTENT WITH ALL OTHER CREDIT UNION EMPLOYEE POSITIONS, THE CREDIT UNION FOLLOWS A COMPENSATION SYSTEM THAT ASSIGNS A POSITION GRADE AND SALARY RANGE FOR EACH POSITION. AT LEAST BI-ANNUALLY, INDEPENDENT BENCHMARK DATA FROM AT LEAST TWO SOURCES IS OBTAINED. BASED ON THE MEDIAN OF THE BLENDED BENCHMARKS, POSITIONS ARE ASSIGNED TO A SALARY GRADE. FOR SUBORDINATE OFFICERS, COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS CAN BE MADE BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BASED ON INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE ESTABLISHED SALARY GRADE. ALL EMPLOYEES OF THE CREDIT UNION, INCLUDING THE OFFICERS SUBORDINATE TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE BASE PAY AS WELL AS A VARIABLE PAY BONUS BASED ON THE ATTAINMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS AND INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE, WHICH INCLUDE MEMBER SATISFACTION, AND FINANCIAL STEWARDSHIP. THE VARIABLE PAY POTENTIAL BONUS POOL FUNDS ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OFFICERS SUBORDINATE TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PARTICIPATE IN THE BONUS POOL BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE AND SALARY GRADE. THE OFFICERS SUBORDINATE TO THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RECEIVE THE SAME LIFE, MEDICAL, AND DENTAL INSURANCE, AND 401(K) BENEFITS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO ALL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THE CREDIT UNION. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a PROCESS TO ESTABLISH COMPENSATION OF TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL | AS PROVIDED BY THE BYLAWS, THE PRESIDENT IS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL. THE PRESIDENT SERVES AT THE PLEASURE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. AS PRESCRIBED BY THE BYLAWS THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SETS THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT. THE BOARD HAS EXECUTED A FORMAL EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE PRESIDENT, WHICH PROVIDES THAT EITHER PARTY MAY TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME. PER THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT, BIENNIALLY THE BOARD SETS THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT USING INDEPENDENTLY OBTAINED DATA TO BENCHMARK THE MARKET VALUE OF THE POSITION, WHICH WAS LAST UNDERTAKEN IN 2013. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 6 Classes of members or stockholders | All members of the Credit Union are given one vote in election of board members, or the approval of significant decisions, without preference to the amount of funds they have on deposit with the credit union. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7a Members or stockholders electing members of governing body | The University of Wisconsin Credit Union is a member owned cooperative business organization, governed by a nine member Board of Directors. The Board is comprised of active members of the Credit Union who are selected by the membership through a democratic election process. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 7b Decisions requiring approval by members or stockholders | At any membership meeting, a majority of the members present may direct the board to consider policies proposed by the members, or reconsider any decision of the directors, officers, or committees. Furthermore, the members must approve of any consolidations or mergers. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body | The CEO, CFO and Controller perform a thorough review of the draft form 990 prior to the full board review. A draft copy of the form 990 is provided to the audit committee and the paid tax preparer presents excerpts from the return. A final copy of the return is provided to the full board prior to filing the return with the IRS. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy | Board members, officers and employees are required to annually disclose any conflicts of interests they may have with the organization. The Chief Human Resource Officer reviews each policy statement signed by these individuals to determine if any conflicts have occurred and need to be brought to the attention of the Board. If a conflict arises, the respective board member will abstain him/herself from any related discussion, vote or similar action on the matter. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public | The organization's governing documents and financial statements are available on the credit union's public website. The conflict of interest policy is available to employees of the credit union on the internal intranet and is required to be reviewed and signed by them annually; the conflict of interest policy is not available to the public. |
| Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a, Column (D) Board compensation policy | As a convenience to UW Credit Union, and to minimize the Credit Union's administrative burden related to processing and paying incidental out-of-pocket expenses such as telephone, local mileage, parking, copying, postage, and supplies associated with duties of the Board Director positions, the Board has implemented a policy of per diem reimbursement of expense. Directors are reimbursed $75 per month for an annual total of $900 per Director. |
| Form 990, Part VIII, Line 2f Other Program Service Revenue | OTHER - Total Revenue: 1236014, Related or Exempt Function Revenue: 1236014, Unrelated Business Revenue: , Revenue Excluded from Tax Under Sections 512, 513, or 514: ; |
| Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances | MORTGAGE MARKET HEDGING VALUATION - -276302; VALUATION ALLOWANCE ON RECEIVABLE FROM TRUSTEE, NET - -35159939; |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES | In 2014 UW Credit Union held a position in securities purchased under agreements to resell through Pennant Management, Inc. (Pennant), a subsidiary of U.S. Fiduciary, in United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Business and Industry guaranteed loans. Pennant is an SEC registered investment advisor. As of September 29, 2014, Pennant halted trading in its First Farmers Repurchase Agreement B Fund, and filed a complaint in United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division claiming that the loans Pennant allegedly acquired from First Farmers Financial, LLC (First Farmers) were fraudulent. The USDA has acknowledged granting authority to First Farmers to originate and service USDA guaranteed loans; however, the USDA has denied the validity of guarantees with respect to the loans that Pennant purchased from First Farmers. The U.S. District Court has appointed a receiver to manage and liquidate certain assets of First Farmers and other related entities and individuals in order to return funds to the investors. The Court appointed receiver has taken possession of certain assets which include commercial and residential real properties, loans receivable, cash, and other personal property. After evaluating an inventory of the assets in the possession of the court appointed receiver, the estimated liquidation value of such assets, and unresolved liens against such assets, UW Credit Union has recorded a valuation allowance of $35,160 based on UW Credit Union's share of the estimated value of the recovery assets as reflected in its proportional share ownership of the First Farmers Repurchase Agreement B Fund. |
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| Software Version: | 2014v1.0 |