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The NCUA announced Tuesday that the agency has hired Charles Vice to become director of financial technology and access. The position will focus on the NCUA's efforts to create fintech policies, including cryptocurrency, blockchain and distributed ledger technology initiatives for the credit union industry.
According to the NCUA, Vice has served in a number of roles both inside and outside of the credit union space. Most recently, he served as commissioner of the Kentucky Public Protection Cabinet's Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) and as treasurer of the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS). As commissioner of the DFI, he was responsible for the regulatory oversight of all Kentucky state-chartered financial institutions.
In his new role, Vice will serve as the principal advisor to the NCUA board on fintech-related issues.
"Charles is not only a forward thinker, but he's also a dedicated public servant bringing a wealth of experience in finance and supervision to this new role," Chairman Todd Harper said. "I am looking forward to working with him on developing and implementing fintech policies and procedures, most especially those that expand economic equity and help to close the wealth gap."
Charles Vice In a statement, Vice said, "I am honored and blessed to join the NCUA team as the director of financial technology and access. Technological innovations have permeated almost every aspect of our lives, and this has resulted in the financial services industry changing rapidly over the past few years. The credit union industry plays an important role in the economic success of the United States and is adopting innovative solutions to offer services and connect to members. I look forward to working with the credit union industry to adopt innovative solutions and with all stakeholders to promote fair and equitable access to financial services for existing, new and potential credit union members."
Vice Chairman Kyle Hauptman added, "Charles is joining the NCUA with years of financial services experience and first-hand knowledge of the credit union world. Most importantly, Charles knows his job is to ensure the NCUA isn't a technophobic agency. The NCUA board wouldn't be doing its job if we didn't embrace fintech, both at the agency and at America's more than 4,800 credit unions."
"Charles Vice's knowledge and expertise is of tremendous value to the NCUA and for credit unions," Board Member Rodney Hood said. "He has been at the forefront of financial supervision as the Commissioner at the Department of Financial Institutions in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. But more than that, Charles has been at the forefront of advances in regtech and fintech. Charles has my full confidence in guiding the NCUA board to create a framework that enables credit unions to keep pace and respond to rapidly evolving consumer behavior while also ensuring the safety and soundness of the credit union system."
Prior to his role at DFI, Vice worked at the FDIC for 18 years as an expert on subprime lending and capital markets.
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