The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation on Thursday announced that Jeffrey Plagge—a former American Bankers Association chair—and Kevin Riel have been elected as the newest members of the company’s board of directors. They replace Dennis Brack and Everett Dobrinski, both of whom chose not to stand for re-election.
OCC’s Gould defends charter approvals for crypto activity
Noting more than half of recent bank charter applications received by his agency involve digital assets, Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould said his job isn’t about “incumbent protection” but rather preserving the integrity of the banking system.









