GRC for Credit UnionsNext solutionMortgage Banks

Member-focused GRC for credit unions that need simple, connected oversight.

Gracen helps credit unions centralize vendor management, contracts, OFAC workflows, due diligence, documents, policies, incidents, risks, tasks, dashboards, reports, and audit-ready evidence in one practical platform.

Protect members Simplify oversight Report to the board
Credit Union GRCMember-focused
Critical third parties
5
OFAC review tasks
4
Contracts expiring
7
Policy attestations
92%
Board & Supervisory Committee view
3 high risks6 open tasksAudit on track
The pressure

Credit unions need strong oversight without adding unnecessary complexity.

Credit unions rely on third-party service providers to deliver member services, digital banking, payments, lending, compliance, technology, and back-office operations. Those relationships can create operational, cybersecurity, compliance, reputation, and member-impact risks. Gracen helps teams organize the work needed to monitor those relationships and respond when issues arise.

Member trust depends on vendor performance

A third-party issue can quickly become a member experience, cybersecurity, compliance, or reputation issue.

Examiner expectations require documentation

Credit unions need to show planning, due diligence, controls, monitoring, and follow-up based on risk profile.

Lean teams manage many moving parts

The same people coordinate vendor reviews, contracts, policies, incidents, audit requests, reporting, and remediation.

Cybersecurity and third-party risk are connected

Teams need visibility into vendors, affected resources, incidents, security controls, evidence, and remediation.

Manual tracking makes oversight fragile

Spreadsheets and shared folders make it harder to keep contracts, ratings, attestations, and status current.

Regulatory context

Support consistent oversight for third-party relationships.

NCUA guidance describes third-party relationships as important for expanding services, increasing efficiencies, and supporting members, while emphasizing that planning, due diligence, and controls should depend on the credit union’s risk profile and the type of vendor relationship. Gracen gives credit unions a practical way to organize those workflows and preserve the documentation behind them.

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Gracen supports credit union GRC workflow organization and documentation. It does not replace legal, regulatory, audit, or compliance advice.

How Gracen helps

Bring vendor oversight, compliance, and remediation into one member-focused workspace.

Gracen helps credit unions move from reactive follow-up to repeatable oversight. Teams can centralize vendor records, contracts, documents, questionnaires, OFAC review workflows, risks, incidents, policies, tasks, dashboards, and reports.

Vendor & third-party management

A central directory with owners, sponsors, categories, status, criticality, inherent and residual risk, and renewals.

Contract & document repository

Vendor documents and contract files, contract status and renewals, and related contract links.

OFAC & FHFA screening workflows

Screening-result review, ignore actions, and task creation from relevant OFAC and FHFA results.

Secure due diligence

OTP-protected questionnaire links, attachments, completion tracking, follow-ups, and audit logs.

Incident & issue tracking

Incidents with severity, status, root cause, affected resources, linked vendors, and remediation tasks.

Policy management & attestations

Versions, approvals, publication, distribution, reminders, attestations, and policy-to-control mappings.

Audit & examination readiness

PBC requests, submissions, evidence, tests, findings, external reviewer access, reports, and exports.

Dashboards & reports

Visibility into vendor risk, open tasks, incidents, risk distribution, renewals, and critical third parties.

Workflow

From member-impacting relationships to accountable action.

1

Centralize third parties

Build one directory for vendors, contacts, contracts, documents, and risk.

2

Identify critical relationships

Classify by criticality, inherent and residual risk, category, and status.

3

Collect & review diligence

Send secure questionnaires, receive attachments, and create follow-ups.

4

Track obligations & evidence

Connect policies, controls, requirements, evidence, and attestations.

5

Manage incidents & findings

Capture root cause, affected resources, severity, status, and vendors.

6

Report & remediate

Assign owners, track deadlines, monitor dashboards, and export reports.

Capabilities

Credit union GRC capabilities in one simple package.

Third-Party Directory

Vendors, owners, categories, status, criticality, risk ratings, renewal timing, and history.

Contracts & Renewals

Contract records, related agreements, documents, renewal dates, and status.

Document Management

Vendor-level and contract-specific repositories with viewing, editing, and upload.

OFAC & FHFA Review

Handle screening results, review findings, ignore irrelevant results, and create tasks.

Questionnaires

Reusable templates, secure links, OTP, progress tracking, attachments, and audit logs.

Risk Register

Descriptions, ownership, priority, status, mitigation, history, and linked tasks.

Incident Tracking

Descriptions, severity, root cause, status, affected resources, vendors, and history.

Task Tracking

Remediation tasks, subtasks, owners, due dates, priorities, status, and calendar view.

Policy Governance

Draft, review, approve, publish, distribute, compare, and track attestations.

Controls & Evidence

Control inventories, requirement mapping, evidence links, and freshness monitoring.

Audit Workspace

Scope, PBC requests, submissions, tests, findings, external access, and exports.

Dashboards & Reporting

Vendor status, residual risk, categories, incidents, task status, and renewals.

Connected platform

Connect vendor risk to the rest of the credit union GRC program.

Credit union vendor oversight does not happen in isolation. A vendor may connect to a contract, business process, control, evidence item, incident, risk, policy, or remediation task. Gracen helps preserve those relationships so the team can see the full picture.

A vendor can connect to contracts, contacts, and due diligence.
A screening result can become a review task.
An incident can link affected resources and related vendors.
A policy can map to the controls and requirements it supports.
A risk can stay visible through dashboards and board reporting.
Why Gracen

Built for clarity, accountability, and member trust.

Simple for lean teams

Easy to implement, simple to use, and priced for SMB budgets.

Broader than vendor management

Vendors, contracts, diligence, controls, evidence, policies, audits, incidents, risks, and tasks.

Board-ready reporting

Dashboards and reports that support management and supervisory committee visibility.

Phased adoption

Start with vendor management and add modules as the program matures.

Controlled collaboration

OTP-protected questionnaires and attestations without overexposing internal systems.

A practical starting point

Start with the credit union workflows your team needs most.

Begin with third-party records, contracts, documents, OFAC review workflows, tasks, incidents, risks, dashboards, and reports — then expand by module as your program matures.

See Credit Union Package
Third-party records
Contract management
OFAC review workflows
Document management
Task tracking
Incident management
Risk register
Dashboards & reports

Give your credit union a simpler way to manage GRC.

See how Gracen can help your team centralize vendor oversight, contracts, documents, OFAC review workflows, policies, incidents, risks, dashboards, and remediation.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Gracen designed for credit unions?

Yes. Gracen supports workflows that map well to credit union GRC needs, including vendor management, contracts, OFAC review workflows, documents, tasks, incidents, risks, dashboards, reports, questionnaires, policies, controls, evidence, and audit readiness.

Can Gracen help us organize third-party oversight?

Yes. Gracen provides a centralized third-party directory, vendor profiles, contacts, contracts, documents, risk classifications, due diligence questionnaires, dashboards, reports, and remediation tasks.

Does Gracen perform automated sanctions compliance?

No. Gracen supports OFAC and FHFA screening-result review workflows, including review actions and task creation from relevant findings. It is not a replacement for legal, regulatory, or sanctions compliance procedures.

Can Gracen support supervisory committee or board reporting?

Yes. Gracen supports dashboards and reports for vendor status, risk distribution, incidents, tasks, critical third parties, and contract expirations that can support management, board, and supervisory committee visibility.

Can we start with vendor management and add more later?

Yes. Gracen is modular and supports phased adoption across vendor risk, diligence, controls, policies, assets, and audit readiness.

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