▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Ne igh bor Work s ▁America , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁pre em inent ▁afford able ▁housing ▁and ▁community ▁development ▁organizations . ▁ ▁He ▁succeeded ▁former ▁NC U A ▁Board ▁Member ▁G igi ▁Hy land , ▁who ▁left ▁the ▁NC U A ▁Board ▁October ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁M ets ger ' s ▁term ▁continues ▁through ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁ten ure ▁as ▁Vice ▁Chair man , ▁M ets ger ▁has ▁focused ▁on ▁modern izing ▁reg ulations ▁and ▁the ▁federal ▁credit ▁union ▁char ter ▁to ▁provide ▁credit ▁un ions ▁with ▁greater ▁flex ibility ▁to ▁innov ate ▁and ▁grow ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁regul atory ▁relief . ▁M ets ger ▁led ▁the ▁ag ency ' s ▁efforts ▁to ▁update ▁its ▁reg ulations ▁concerning ▁fixed ▁assets ▁and ▁credit ▁un ions ' ▁fields - of - m emb ership ▁reg ulation . ▁ ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁NC U A ▁Board ▁( May ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁- ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ) ▁M ets ger ▁was ▁appointed ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁NC U A ▁Board ▁effective ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁by ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama . ▁As ▁NC U A ▁Board ▁Chair man , ▁M ets ger ▁heads ▁the ▁independent ▁ag ency ▁that ▁char ters , ▁regul ates , ▁and ▁super vis es ▁more ▁than ▁ 3 , 7 0 0 ▁federal