The Senate today voted 51-47 along party lines to confirm John Crews as a member of the National Credit Union Administration board as part of a block of nominations up for consideration. In his new position, Crews will likely lead the agency.
Crews is deputy assistant secretary for financial institutions policy at the Treasury Department. The NCUA is chaired by Kyle Hauptman, but he intends to step down to become a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. That would leave Crews the only member of the NCUA board, which typically has three members. Crews’ term expires in 2031.
Trump last year fired Democrats Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka from the NCUA board despite both having several years left in their board terms, leaving Hauptman the sole member. Both are challenging their firings in federal court.
The Senate also confirmed Christopher Phelan to be chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors.










