The Senate Banking Committee still hasn't scheduled a hearing onDistrict of Columbia Government Employees FCU President/CEO CarlaDecker's nomination to the NCUA Board.

News Update:
March13, 2012: Decker NCUA Nomination Withdrawn

March 28, 2012: NCUA Bans Credit Union Board Member for DeckerDisclosure

A committee spokesman didn't respond to an email seeking commenton a timetable for a possible hearing and the status of the panel'sinvestigation into litigation filed by the Equal EmploymentOpportunity Commission against PAHO/WHO Federal Credit Union whileDecker was a senior executive and CEO there.

An anonymous letter to the Senate Banking Committee alerted thepanel to the EEOC's actions against the credit union.

The Obama administration, like most of its predecessors, doesn'tallow its nominees to speak to the media before their confirmationhearings.

Decker met with several committee staff members last Friday todiscuss her nomination, according to several sources.

She was nominated by President Obama to the NCUA Board inOctober. She would succeed NCUA Board Member Gigi Hyland, whoseterm expired in August. She remains on the board as a holdoveruntil a successor has been sworn in.

According to several sources, the Senate Banking Committee hadplanned to hold a hearing on Decker's nomination last Thursday.However, the plans changed following Credit UnionTimes reports bout a 2010 NCUA examination of Decker's creditunion that rated it a CAMEL 3 and concluded that it was a “highstrategic risk.''