Massachusetts’ top banking regulator will have her voice heard in Washington.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has announced Commissioner of Banks Mary Gallagher is among the 15 members of its recently established Advisory Committee of State Regulators.
The FDIC Board of Directors approved the formation of the new Advisory Committee on Nov. 19 as another mechanism for state regulators and the FDIC to discuss a variety of current and emerging issues that have potential implications for the regulation and supervision of state-chartered financial institutions. The committee members include regulators of state-chartered financial institutions from across the United States as well as other individuals with expertise in the regulation of state-chartered financial institutions.
“State supervisors play a crucial role in our regulatory framework,” FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams said in a statement. “While the FDIC has had a good relationship with state supervisors, this advisory committee will serve as a formal venue to engage on issues pertinent to state-chartered banks.”
The new members of the committee are:
- Bret Afdahl, director, South Dakota Division of Banking
- Kevin R. Allard, superintendent, Ohio Division of Financial Institutions
- Charles G. Cooper, commissioner, Texas Department of Banking
- Thomas C. Fite, director, Indiana Department of Financial Institutions
- Mary L. Gallagher, Massachusetts commissioner of banks
- Greg Gonzales, commissioner, Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions
- Ray Grace, North Carolina commissioner of banks
- Kevin B. Hagler, commissioner, Georgia Department of Banking and Finance
- Melanie G. Hall, commissioner, Montana Division of Banking and Financial Institutions
- Dawn E. Holstein, commissioner of banking, West Virginia Division of Financial Institutions
- Lise Kruse, commissioner, North Dakota Department of Financial Institutions
- Edward Leary, commissioner, Utah Department of Financial Institutions
- John Ryan, president and CEO, Conference of State Bank Supervisors
- Antonio P. Salazar, commissioner, Maryland Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation
- Mick Thompson, commissioner, Oklahoma Banking Department
