Section 745.9 - [Effective 12/1/2026] Retirement and other employee benefit plan accounts(a)Pass-through share insurance. Any shares of an employee benefit plan in an insured credit union shall be insured on a "pass-through" basis, in the amount of up to the SMSIA for the non-contingent interest of each plan participant. An insured credit union that is not "well capitalized" or "adequately capitalized," as those terms are defined in 12 U.S.C. 1790d(c) , may not accept employee benefit plan deposits. The terms "employee benefit plan" and "pass-through share insurance" are given the same meaning in this section as in 12 U.S.C. 1787(k)(4) .(b)Treatment of contingent interests. In the event that participants' interests in an employee benefit plan are not capable of evaluation in accordance with the provisions of this section, or an account established for any such plan includes amounts for future participants in the plan, payment by the NCUA with respect to all such interests shall not exceed the SMSIA in the aggregate.(c)(1)Certain retirement accounts. Shares in an insured credit union made in connection with the following types of retirement plans shall be aggregated and insured in the amount of up to $250,000 (which amount shall be subject to inflation adjustments as provided under section 11(a)(1)(F) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, except that $250,000 shall be substituted for $100,000 wherever such term appears in such section) per account: (i) Any individual retirement account described in section 408(a) (IRA) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 408(a) ) or similar provisions of law applicable to a U.S. territory or possession;(ii) Any individual retirement account described in section 408A (Roth IRA) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 408A ) or similar provisions of law applicable to a U.S. territory or possession; and(iii) Any plan described in section 401(d) (Keogh account) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 401(d) ) or similar provisions of law applicable to a U.S. territory or possession.(2) Insurance coverage for the accounts enumerated in paragraph (c)(1) of this section is based on the present vested ascertainable interest of a participant or designated beneficiary. For insurance purposes, IRA and Roth IRA accounts will be combined together and insured in the aggregate up to $250,000 (which amount shall be subject to inflation adjustments as provided under section 11(a)(1)(F) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, except that $250,000 shall be substituted for $100,000 wherever such term appears in such section). A Keogh account will be separately insured from an IRA account, Roth IRA account or, where applicable, aggregated IRA and Roth IRA accounts. 71 FR 14636 , Mar. 23, 2006, as amended at 75 FR 34622 , June 18, 2010