The board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ Houston branch has elected Ruth Simmons chair and Cynthia Colbert chair pro tem for 2023. Simmons joined the Houston branch board in 2020. She is president of Prairie View A&M University. Previously, she was president and professor of comparative literature and Africana studies at … Read more
The board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas’ El Paso branch has elected Sally Hurt-Deitch chair and Tracy Yellen chair pro tem for 2023. Hurt-Deitch joined the El Paso branch board in 2018. She is the executive vice president of nursing and operations infrastructure for Ascension. She also has served at Tenet Healthcare … Read more
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors has re-appointed Thomas J. Falk of Dallas as chair and Claudia Aguirre of Houston as deputy chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors for 2023. Falk joined the Dallas Fed board in 2019 and was appointed chair in 2022. He is the retired chairman and … Read more
On December 31, 2022, Charles G. Cooper, commissioner of the Texas Department of Banking, completed his third consecutive two-year term serving on the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). The CSBS has appointed Adrienne A. Harris, superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, to succeed Cooper. Title … Read more
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) has re-appointed Texas Department of Banking Commissioner Charles G. Cooper to serve as the state banking representative on the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC). This is his third consecutive term as the state banking representative. “In today’s dynamic environment, regulatory coordination is critical for a safe and well-functioning financial system. Commissioner Cooper … Read more
On June 27, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the appointment of Marty Green, principal at the law firm Polunsky Beitel Green (PBG), to the Finance Commission of Texas, the body that regulates the state’s consumer credit, banking and mortgage lending activity. Widely recognized as one of the nation’s foremost legal authorities on residential mortgage lending, … Read more
Kurt Purdom, deputy commissioner at the Texas Department of Banking, has announced his retirement effective August 31. The announcement comes after serving more than 39 years in bank regulatory supervision with the Texas Department of Banking. Purdom has held the position of deputy banking commissioner since November 2018. “Kurt has been part of this agency’s … Read more
