The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) announced the new members of its advisory committee on community banking. The committee shares input with the FDIC on several matters related to community bank policy and regulation.
New members are Mike Bock of Dairy State Bank, Harold Horvat of Centreville Bank, Betsy Johnson of Solutions Bank, Cindy Kitner of Jefferson Security Bank, Bruce Lowry of Ireland Bank, Neil McCurry, Jr. of Sabal Palm Bank, Margaret Oldner of Stone Bank, Andrew West of Eagle Bank, and John Wharton V of Yampa Valley Bank.
The new members join eight other individuals already serving: Shaza Andersen of Trustar Bank, Sarah Getzlaff of Security First Bank of North Dakota, Stephen Hayes of Dakota Prairie Bank, Kenneth Kelly of First Independence Bank, Teri Messerschmitt of South Ottumwa Savings Bank, Patty Mongold, of Mt. McKinley Bank, Gilbert Narvaez, Jr. of Falcon International Bank, and Mark Pitkin of Sugar River Bank.
The committee had its first meeting April 13, 2021, and discussed local banking conditions, FDIC research on community banking and agricultural lending, updates on supervision matters, the work of the Minority Depository Institutions Subcommittee, and FDiTech, the agency’s office of innovation.