FDIC Announces Members for the Advisory Committee of State Regulators

The FDIC recently announced the initial members of its new Advisory Committee of State Regulators.  The Advisory Committee was established on November 19, 2019, to facilitate discussions between the FDIC and state regulators regarding issues impacting the regulation and supervision of state-chartered financial institutions.

The members of the Advisory Committee are as follows:

• Bret Afdahl, Director, Division of Banking, State of South Dakota
• Kevin R. Allard, Superintendent, Division of Financial Institutions, State of Ohio
• Charles G. Cooper, Commissioner, Department of Banking, State of Texas
• Thomas C. Fite, Director, Department of Financial Institutions, State of Indiana
• Mary L. Gallagher, Commissioner of Banks, Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• Greg Gonzales, Commissioner, Department of Financial Institutions, State of Tennessee
• Ray Grace, Commissioner of Banks, State of North Carolina
• Kevin B. Hagler, Commissioner, Department of Banking and Finance, State of Georgia
• Melanie G. Hall, Commissioner, Division of Banking and Financial Institutions, State of Montana
• Dawn E. Holstein, Commissioner of Banking, Division of Financial Institutions, State of West Virginia
• I. Lise Kruse, Commissioner, Department of Financial Institutions, State of North Dakota
• G. Edward Leary, Commissioner, Department of Financial Institutions, State of Utah
• John Ryan, President and Chief Executive Officer, Conference of State Bank Supervisors
• Antonio P. Salazar, Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation, State of Maryland
• Mick Thompson, Commissioner, Banking Department, State of Oklahoma