TN commissioner takes seat, again, at head of table for state regulators’ council

A Tennessee regulator has been re-elected chairman of the panel representing state supervisory agencies before the umbrella group of federal financial institution regulators, the group announced Friday.

Greg Gonzales, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions, was re-elected chairman of the State Liaison Committee (SLC) of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) for a one-year term that begins Friday and runs through April 30, 2021. Gonzales has been a member of the SLC since 2016; he served as chairman of the group for the one-year term of 2019-20.

Other members of the SLC are: John Ducrest, Commissioner, Louisiana Office of Financial Institutions, designated by the American Council of State Savings Supervisors (ACSSS); Tom Fite, Director, Indiana Department of Financial Institutions, selected by the Council; and Stephen Pleger, Senior Deputy Commissioner, State of Georgia, Department of Banking and Finance, designated by the National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS).

The FFIEC, in a release, also noted it is in the process of selecting a fifth member of the SLC for a two-year term expiring on April 30, 2022.

Gonzales Elected as State Liaison Committee Chairman