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NCUA Board Chairman Matz Profiled in The Business of Government Magazine
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Dec. 10, 2012) – National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) Board Chairman Debbie Matz is the subject of an in-depth profile in the latest edition of The Business of Government magazine.
In the profile, Chairman Matz discusses the evolution of the credit union industry and the efforts taken to stabilize the industry after the recent financial crisis. She also describes the industry’s prospects for future growth, the challenges for regulators in the modern economic environment, her strategic vision for NCUA and her philosophy of leadership.
The Fall/Winter 2012 edition of the magazine article is available online here. The Matz profile is part of the magazine’s “Conversations with Leaders” series. Also available is an interview with Chairman Matz that aired on the magazine’s Business of Government Hour radio program.
The Business of Government is a publication of the IBM Center for the Business of Government, which sponsors research and dialogue on public-sector management issues and practices.
Matz was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as NCUA’s eighth board chair. After confirmation by the U.S. Senate on Aug. 7, 2009, she was sworn in on Aug. 24, 2009. Matz previously served as an NCUA board member from January 2002 to October 2005. Matz also serves as chair of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) and is one of 10 voting members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC).
NCUA is the independent federal agency created by the U.S. Congress to regulate, charter and supervise federal credit unions. With the backing of the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government, NCUA operates and manages the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, insuring the deposits of nearly 94 million account holders in all federal credit unions and the overwhelming majority of state-chartered credit unions.
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