Heather AndersonThe ink on incoming NCUA Board Member Mark McWatters' White House orders is barely dry, and he's already involved in a power struggle.

NCUA Chairman Debbie Matz' decision to add a board vote to the September agenda affirming her appointment of Rick Metsger to vice chairman was a wise choice, but it creates a dilemma for McWatters.

Should he play nice and support it? Incoming board members generally don't rock the boat until they test the waters, and rightly so. Just imagine looking up a learning curve that steep, especially for an outlier.

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