Trump appoints Travis Hill as FDIC acting chair, White House says
Source: Aol/Reuters
January 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Newly sworn-in President Donald Trump on Monday appointed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation vice chair Travis Hill to lead the agency on an acting basis, the White House said.
Hill, who is also widely seen as the top contender for the job permanently, has worked in banking policy and regulation in Washington for over a decade. He has served as the FDIC's vice chair since 2023. He previously was a senior adviser to then-FDIC Chairman Jelena McWilliams, who led the agency during Trump's first term.
Hill takes over from FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg. A spokesperson for Hill declined to comment.
Prior to the FDIC, Hill served as counsel on the Senate Banking Committee, where he helped the panel advance legislation that eased post-crisis rules for regional banks, establishing a new "tailored" regulatory system for all but the nation's largest lenders.
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HUAJIAO
(2,726 posts)I haven't been able to find out much more than the article.
Especially after reading on DU several days ago that "they" want to get rid of the FDIC, destroy any insurance on bank and financial institution deposits....probably causing a run on same and sweep up the left overs... etc etc
BumRushDaShow
(145,631 posts)https://www.fdic.gov/about/travis-hill
(Biden Administration sites are slowly being taken down and replaced but the above has some info)
HUAJIAO
(2,726 posts)I read his "bullet points" statement and his fuller statement..... Don't much understand what he is REALLY saying. Do you think this guy(trump !!!) can actually be trusted with my retirement funds invested in a number of US and overseas CDs, as well as several T-Bills, all through a major brokerage house? None of them separately are over the insurable limit.
BumRushDaShow
(145,631 posts)who will eventually be 45-appointees (although I know 45 - and I refuse to call him "47" - wants to get rid of the CFPB, whose head would be a member, but that would require Congress to do it).
One thing to also keep in mind as an example, is that before crypto's FTX failed, they were warned about misleading customers about FDIC insurance for their customers - https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/19/crypto-firm-ftx-receives-cease-and-desist-from-fdic-about-insurance.html
When FTX failed and took down a handful of Regional Banks with it, the FTX customers were out but the Regionals were covered by the FDIC like SVB.
With that, there were calls to increase the max insurance coverage, so that type of thing might factor in when it comes to 45's minions wanting to completely eliminate the FDIC (or any regulatory authority).
But in the meantime, what is seemingly the next big thing to happen with the new administration - FDIC At A Crossroads: Debanking, Crypto, And The Fight For Reform since they have gone "all in" with crypto.