Civil Rights Organizations Support the Nomination of Tanya Otsuka to the National Credit Union Administration Board

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The Honorable Sherrod Brown
Chair, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
United States Senate
534 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

The Honorable Tim Scott
Ranking Member, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
United States Senate
534 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C. 20510

Date: October 18th, 2023

Re: Support the Nomination of Tanya Otsuka to Serve on the National Credit Union Administration
(NCUA) Board

The undersigned organizations write to express our strong support for the nomination of Tanya Otsuka to
serve as member of the NCUA board. Ms. Otsuka has dedicated her career to creating a more stable and
equitable financial system that works well for all consumers, and to advancing the needs of underserved
communities.

In her current role as Senior Counsel with the Senate Banking and Housing Committee, she has gained
the trust and respect of the organizations signed below, and has served as a thoughtful and judicious
senior aide to Senator Brown. She has earned a reputation as someone who stands up for consumers
and the public interest.

We also applaud President Biden for continuing to advance the goal of increasing diversity among the
federal regulators with the nomination of Ms. Otsuka. If confirmed, she would be the first
Asian-American NCUA Board Member.

We look forward to working with Ms. Otsuka in her new role to ensure the safety and soundness of
credit unions and protect the deposits of the millions of consumers who rely on credit unions to provide
affordable and safe financial services.

We urge you to support her nomination and act to quickly advance her nomination to the Senate floor.

Sincerely,
AFL-CIO
Americans for Financial Reform
Center for Responsible Lending
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
UnidosUS
U.S. PIRG