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Executive Order 13816: Revising the Seal for the National Credit Union Administration

President: Donald J. Trump

Approved the National Credit Union Administration seal recommended by its board.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 13816 still in effect? Yes. The official-seal approval signed on December 8, 2017 remains operative. The Federal Register disposition table records that EO 13816 revoked EO 11580, the earlier seal order; it lists no later revocation of EO 13816 as of October 16, 2026. Federal Register disposition, EO 13816.

What does Executive Order 13816 do?

EO 13816 approved a new official seal for the National Credit Union Administration based on a design its board recommended. The order described the eagle, shield, three stars, branches and 1934 date and expressly revoked EO 11580, which had approved the earlier seal. NCUA announced adoption in December 2017. The order changed an agency emblem, not credit-union insurance coverage, supervision rules or deposit rights.

The practical change was to the agency’s identity materials. On December 11, 2017, NCUA said it would introduce the design on websites, publications, letterhead, facilities and other materials over the following months. It specifically excluded National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund logos and signage from the change. That announcement describes the rollout plan; it does not supply a dated completion report. NCUA announcement, December 11, 2017.

Administration position: The design symbolism is the agency’s explanation; it does not indicate a change in regulatory outcomes.
SignedDecember 8, 2017
AgencyNCUA
Earlier order revokedEO 11580
EffectOfficial seal revised

Before and after

Before the order

The seal established under EO 11580 was official.

After the order

The new design became NCUA’s official seal.

Who had to do what

The President approved the NCUA Board’s proposed seal in section 1 and revoked the earlier seal order in section 2. NCUA carried out the design change; the order assigned no separate agency report, fixed rollout deadline or new task to OMB. Its reference to OMB preserved existing budget functions. Signed order, sections 1–3.

NCUA’s subsequent announcement gave an implementation period of several months. That was the agency’s announced timetable, not a deadline imposed by EO 13816. NCUA rollout plan.

What happened next

EO 13816 signed.

NCUA announced the new seal.

The order and its seal design were published at 82 FR 58701–58703. Section 2 revoked EO 11580; this was the earlier seal’s replacement, not a revocation of EO 13816. Official Federal Register edition.