WASHINGTON–A confirmation hearing for NCUA Chairman Todd Harper will be held by the Senate on Thursday.
Harper was originally nominated to the NCUA board by President Trump on Feb. 6, 2019. Following Senate confirmation, he took office as an NCUA board Member on April 8, 2019.
In April of this year, President Biden elevated Harper to be the agency’s 12th chairman, even though he had less than a year remaining on his term.
It is highly unusual for an NCUA board member to be renominated to succeed themselves on the board. Other board members, including current NCUA Board Member Rodney Hood, have served non-consecutive terms.
Prior to joining the NCUA Board, Harper served as director of the agency’s Office of Public and Congressional Affairs and chief policy advisor to former Chairs Debbie Matz and Rick Metsger. He became the first member of the NCUA staff to become an NCUA board member and chairman.
The confirmation hearing is set for 10 a.m. in the Dirksen Senate Office Building and will be videocast here.
Joining Harper in the confirmation hearing will be Judith DelZoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to be first vice president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; and Owen Edward Herrnstadt, of Maryland, to be a member of the board of directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.