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Board of Directors - Thomas M. Hoenig

Thomas M. Hoenig was sworn in on April 16, 2012, as a member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for a six-year term.

Prior to joining the FDIC board, Mr. Hoenig was the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and a member of the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee from 1991 to 2011.

Mr. Hoenig was with the Federal Reserve for 38 years, beginning as an economist and then as a senior officer in banking supervision during the U.S. banking crisis of the 1980s. In 1986, he led the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank's Division of Bank Supervision and Structure, directing the oversight of more than 1,000 banks and bank holding companies with assets ranging from less than $100 million to $20 billion. He became President of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank on October 1, 1991.

Mr. Hoenig joined the Federal Reserve Bank in 1973. A native of Fort Madison, Iowa, Mr. Hoenig received a doctorate in economics from Iowa State University.

Research Papers

May 2011 Restructuring the Banking System to Improve Safety and Soundness - PDF (PDF Help)

Speeches

September 19, 2012 Financial Stability Through Properly Aligned Incentives; Thomas M. Hoenig, Director, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Delivered to the Exchequer Club, Washington, D.C.
September 14, 2012 Back to Basics: A Better Alternative to Basel Capital Rules; Thomas M. Hoenig, Director, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, delivered to The American Banker Regulatory Symposium; Washington, D.C.

Testimony

May 9, 2012 Opening Statement by FDIC Director Thomas M. Hoenig to the Financial Institutions Subcommittee of the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
May 9, 2012 Presentation by FDIC Director Thomas Hoenig, "Restructuring the Banking System to Improve Safety and Soundness" to the Financial Institutions Subcommittee of the US Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

FDIC Board Meeting Statements

June 12, 2012 Statement by FDIC Director Thomas Hoenig, Basel Capital Notices of Proposed Rulemaking

Opinion Pieces and Op-Eds

June 11, 2012 No More Welfare for Banks; Wall Street Journal

Last Updated 9/27/2012
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