Comptroller Curry Named FFIEC Chairman

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On April 1, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) announced that Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry will serve a two-year term as FFIEC Chairman. The FFIEC also selected Federal Reserve Board Member Daniel Tarullo as Vice Chairman, and announced three new State Liaison Committee members: Michael Mach, Division of Banking Administrator for the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions; Lauren Kingry, Superintendent of the Arizona Department of Financial Institutions; and Thomas Candon, Deputy Commissioner of Banking and Securities of the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation. The FFIEC is responsible for prescribing uniform principles, standards, and report forms for the federal examination of financial institutions, and for recommending changes to promote uniformity in the supervision of financial institutions. The FFIEC also conducts schools for federal examiners.