By a vote of 69 to 24, the Senate confirmed Jelena McWilliams as Chair of the FDIC. Ms. McWilliams takes over the role from Martin Gruenberg. Ms. McWilliams worked previously as the Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati, Ohio. Prior to that, she worked ...

In executive session, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs considered the following nominations: Ms. Jelena McWilliams to be Chairperson and a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Dr. Marvin Goodfriend to be a Member of the Board of ...