ALEXANDRIA, Va. –NCUA has established a call center and created a tool kit about its share insurance fund.

"With the well-publicized turmoil in the financial markets, consumers need assurance that the federally insured funds in their credit unions are safe up to the insured limits," said NCUA Chairman Michael E. Fryzel. "I call upon credit union volunteers and professionals to employ these resources to the greatest extent possible. You have a unique responsibility to credit union member-owners to be well-versed in the insurance coverage provided by the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund.

The NCUA Insurance Call Center, operating from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (EDT) Monday through Friday, has insurance experts available to answer questions about the coverage provided by NCUA share insurance. The toll-free Insurance Call Center number is 1-800-755-1030, extension 1.