ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Jan. 26, 2021) – National Credit Union Administration Vice Chairman Kyle S. Hauptman and Board Member Rodney E. Hood congratulated Todd M. Harper on being named NCUA Board Chairman by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
“I congratulate Todd on his appointment as Chair of the NCUA,” Vice Chairman Hauptman said. “I look forward to working with him to provide a regulatory framework that helps credit unions meet the evolving needs of members, especially during this difficult time. I wish him well in his new role. I would also like to thank Rodney Hood for his service as Chairman. Both the credit union community and the agency benefited from his leadership.”
“I offer my heartfelt congratulations to Todd M. Harper on his designation by President Biden as NCUA Chairman,” Board Member Hood said. “As the effects of COVID-19 continue to directly impact Americans and the credit union community as a whole, I look forward to continuing to work in partnership with my Board colleagues to address these significant challenges in a bipartisan manner in the years ahead.”
Chairman Harper was nominated to the NCUA Board on Feb. 6, 2019. Following Senate confirmation, he took office as an NCUA Board Member on April 8, 2019. Before joining the NCUA Board, Harper served as director of the agency’s Office of Public and Congressional Affairs and chief policy advisor to former Chairmen Debbie Matz and Rick Metsger. He is the first member of the NCUA staff to become an NCUA Board Member and Chairman.