Brownback selects new state bank commissioner

A Kansas bank vice president and former adviser at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has been appointed state bank commissioner by Gov. Sam Brownback.

On Tuesday, Brownback said he was nominating Miki Bowman, of Council Grove, to lead Kansas’ regulation of state-chartered banks and trust companies, savings and loan companies, mortgage businesses, supervised lenders and money transmitters. Her appointment requires Senate confirmation.

Bowman is vice president at Farmers & Drovers Bank, where she has worked as a director, compliance officer and trust officer.

She previously served as an adviser to Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge in the administration of President George W. Bush. She also earned a law degree at Washburn University.

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