NCUA’s Tanya Otsuka attends first meeting as member of the board

Ten days after being sworn in on January 8th as the 25th NCUA Board Member, Tanya Otsuka attended her first National Credit Union Administration board meeting.

The meeting, which was open to the pubic via livestream, gave the newest member of the board the opportunity to voice her opinions on some issues and initiatives facing the administration.

In her opening remarks, Otsuka expressed her excitement at attending her first board meeting and her thanks to current board members Chairman Todd Harper and Vice Chairman Kyle Hauptman, as well as former NCUA board member Rodney Hood.

Hauptman, who joined following the nomination of former President Trump, spoke highly of Biden’s nominee, complimenting both her business acumen, her personality, and her qualifications. “Tanya probably shows up with more knowledge of these sorts of agencies having worked not only at the Committee that has oversight, but at the FDIC,” said Hauptman.

 

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