PODCAST: A discussion with Rodney Hood

NCUA chairman addresses financial inclusion, regulatory burden, and more.

Rodney Hood (CUNA photo)

During a recent CUNA News Podcast interview at the 2019 African-American Credit Union Coalition Conference in Charlotte, N.C., NCUA Chairman Rodney Hood discussed the need for financial inclusion, small credit unions, easing credit unions’ regulatory burden, innovation, fintechs, and more.

President Donald Trump nominated Hood for the NCUA Board on Jan. 19, 2019. After confirmation, he took the oath of office on April 8, 2019, and President Trump designated him as the agency’s 11th chairman.

Hood previously served on the NCUA Board from November 2005 until August 2009.

 

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