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Podcast: New Books in Economics
Episode: Credit Unions, Deposit Insurance, Financial Regulation, and Digital Currencies
Description: Kyle Hauptman (National Credit Union Administration Vice Chairman) speaks on his beginnings working in finance, as an economic policy advisor on the Mitt Romney Presidential campaign as well as in Congress before becoming Vice Chairman of the NCUA, one of the top U.S. financial regulators overseeing approximately 5,000 credit unions which count over 140 million members. Topics ranging from the history of credit unions, deposit insurance and financial regulation, along with how financial regulators are adapting to a world with cryptocurrency and digital assets, are discussed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices<...