NCUA Board Nominee John Crews Moves to Full Senate

 WASHINGTON–By a voice vote, the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee has advanced to the Senate floor the nomination of John Crews to become the next chairman of NCUA.

John Crews

“Credit unions thank Chairman Scott and the members of the Senate Banking Committee for advancing John Crews nomination to the NCUA Board,” America’s Credit Unions Chief Advocacy Officer Kathleen Coulombe said in a statement. “We appreciate that the Committee recognizes a robust credit union industry requires a fully staffed NCUA Board and John Crews possesses the necessary experience and knowledge to efficiently lead the NCUA. We urge the Senate to quickly vote to confirm his nomination.”

About John Crews

Crews is the assistant secretary for financial institutions policy in the Treasury department. Crews was appointed to the position in mid-2025 and has a long history in Washington. Prior to joining the Treasury Department, he served as a policy advisor to Majority Leader Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA), where he covered economic and financial services policy, and prior to that was the policy director of the Senate Banking Committee. 

During the first Trump Administration, Crews has served on the National Economic Council as a special assistant to the President for Economic Policy. 

If the Senate approves Crews, he will replace current Chairman Kyle Hauptman, whose term expired in 2025.