The National Credit Union Administration and federal banking regulators Tuesday issued their final interagency policy statement establishing joint standards for assessing diversity policies and practices of the institutions they regulate.

Required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, the statement applies to those regulated by NCUA, the Federal Reserve Board, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Each agency was required to establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI), responsible for all diversity matters in management, employment and business activities. The act also instructed that each OMWI director develop standards for assessing diversity policies and practices of the entities regulated by the agencies.

The final standards are similar to the proposed standards and provide a framework for regulated entities to create and strengthen their diversity policies and practices, the agencies said. These include their organizational commitment to diversity, workforce and employment practices, procurement and business practices, and practices promoting transparency of organizational diversity and inclusion within the entities’ U.S. operations.

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