The morning after a new NCUABoard member was confirmed, a second member's term has expired.

And like Gigi Hyland, whose term former Oregon State Sen. RickMetsger is completing, Michael Fryzel is continuing on the job.

Metsger's nomination was confirmed by the Senate late Thursday. His swearing in has notyet been set, the NCUA said Friday afternoon.

Fryzel's six-year term officially expired on Friday but he canremain in the post as long as he or the president wishes. He hastold Credit Union Times that he is consideringsome options but has made no decision.

Hyland – who stepped down last fall and becomes the executive director ofthe National Credit Union Foundation later this month – remained on the NCUA Board for 14 monthsafter her term expired and the position has remained unfilled anadditional 10 months. As a result, because Metsger replaces Hyland,he will only serve the remaining four years of that six-year term,which expires on Aug. 2, 2017.

Hyland's time on the board was extended by the failure of thefirst nominee the Obama Administration put up to succeed Hyland.Carla Decker, CEO of the District of Columbia Employees FCU,withdrew her bid in March 2012 amid criticism over her creditunion's fiscal performance in a series of events that culminatedwith an NCUA ban of one of that credit union's directors.

Metsger brings to the post a record of credit union advocacy. Inaddition to serving in the Oregon State Senate from 1999 to 2011,Metsger served on the board of at Portland Teachers CU, rising tothe office of vice chairman. Portland Teachers is now the $3.3billion OnPoint Community CU.

While in the Senate there, the former TV sports broadcastersponsored bills that would allow credit unions to accept publicfunds and raise a $100,000 member business loan cap on state-chartered credit unions. Thepublic fund bill was passed in 2010.

In a 2004 Credit UnionTimes letter to the editor, Metsger warned credit union leadersagainst resting on their laurels when confronting bank lobbyingefforts.

“As one who has worked hard in passing both national and statecredit union legislation, I understand all too well that the nextbattle is just around the corner,” Metsger wrote. “The grassrootsefforts of the 1990s must not rest in hibernation or we will allpay a very hefty price.”

Metsger was nominated by President Barack Obama in May. TheSenate Banking Committee held Metsger's confirmation hearing June27, and the U.S. Senate confirmed his nomination Thursdayevening.

Metsger's work on the state level did not escape notice from themajor trade association for those credit unions. “Certainly, hisexperience as a state senator and as vice chairman of PortlandTeachers Credit Union has given him a deep understanding of stategovernment and credit unions,” NASCUS said Friday in astatement.

“NASCUS congratulates Senator Metsger,” said President/CEO MaryMartha Fortney. “We look forward to working with him on the NCUABoard on matters of concern and interest to the state credit unionsystem.”