President Donald Trump nominated John Crews to the NCUA board. Crews currently serves as Treasury’s deputy assistant secretary for financial institutions policy. If the Senate confirms him, he would succeed Chairman Kyle Hauptman, whose six-year term ended in August 2025.
Before joining the Treasury, Crews advised House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) on economic and financial services issues. He previously served as policy director for the Senate Banking Committee. In the first Trump administration, he worked at the White House National Economic Council as a special assistant for economic policy.
Crews was nominated to a term ending in August 2031 for the seat now held by Hauptman. Two other board seats remain vacant as former members Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka contest their April 2025 dismissals.
America’s Credit Unions President and CEO Scott Simpson praised the pick, saying Crews recognizes “the important role mission-driven lenders like credit unions play in helping families and small businesses get ahead.”
In April, Simpson and SVP of Advocacy Greg Mesack met with Crews to discuss regulatory modernization and the industry’s opposition to the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act. Observers expect he would continue the agency’s recent push toward deregulation and modernization.
