Supervisory Insights - Special Edition 2016 - PDF
Letter from the Director
Article
A Community Bank Director’s Guide to Corporate Governance: 21st Century Reflections on the FDIC Pocket Guide for Directors
This Special Corporate Governance Edition for community banks offers commentary on the FDIC’s classic Pocket Guide for Directors and other guidance related to corporate governance and strategic planning.
The issue highlights key governance concepts, roles, and responsibilities of directors and senior management, and discusses how FDIC examiners evaluate governance at community banks. A list of resources, with links to regulations, guidance and training materials, is included to help community bank directors fulfill their duties.
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Supervisory Insights
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Martin J. Gruenberg
Chairman, FDIC
Doreen R. Eberley
Director, Division of Risk Management Supervision
Journal Executive Board
Division of Risk Management
Supervision
George E. French, Deputy Director
and Executive Editor
James C. Watkins, Senior Deputy Director
Brent D. Hoyer, Deputy Director
Mark S. Moylan, Deputy Director
Melinda West, Deputy Director
Division of Depositor and Consumer
Protection
Sylvia H. Plunkett, Senior Deputy Director
Jonathan N. Miller, Deputy Director
Regional Directors
Michael J. Dean. Atlanta Region
Kristie K. Elmquist, Dallas Region
James D. LaPierre, Kansas City Region
M. Anthony Lowe, Chicago Region
Kathy L. Moe, Acting Regional Director, San Francisco Region
John F. Vogel, New York Region
Journal Staff
Kim E. Lowry
Managing Editor
Michael T. Register
Financial Writer
Scott M. Jertberg
Financial Writer
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