On July 23, 2025, the ABA Banking Journal reported that a federal court ruled that the firings of two former NCUA board members by President Trump were unlawful and therefore both individuals can remain on the board. Trump removed Todd Harper and Tanya Otsuka in April from the NCUA board despite both having several years left in their board terms.

Harper and Otsuka filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging their terminations from the NCUA. They argued that President Trump violated Congress’s mandate and has left the board without a quorum.

District Judge Amir Ali ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, stating that Congress established the conditions under which members of the NCUA board could be removed, and that former President Trump did not satisfy those conditions. As a result, Ali issued an injunction preventing the Trump administration from hindering Harper and Otsuka in their roles as board members.

According to the ABA Banking Journal report, the Department of Justice filed notice that it plans to appeal the ruling.

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Adam Witmer

Adam Witmer is a speaker, author, and founder of the Compliance Cohort. Adam has taught hundreds of seminars and training sessions to thousands of bankers throughout the United States and teaches on all areas of regulatory compliance. Adam has written five e-books that he never published, hit a grizzly bear while driving in a National Park, and is an award winning photographer and musician (though he no longer takes photos nor plays any instruments). In his spare time, Adam can be found kayaking on the lake, doing taekwondo with his kids, working on his (project) house, or spending time with his family.

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