July 19, 2023 Exchequer Club Meeting

The Honorable Alanna McCargo, President, Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), will be our guest speaker at the Exchequer Club meeting on Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Alanna McCargo was sworn in as Ginnie Mae's 18th President in December 2021. She began her work with the Biden-Harris Administration as a Presidential Appointee in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) as Senior Advisor for Housing Finance for Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. Ms. McCargo's career in housing finance spans decades and has centrally focused on how America's housing finance system can equitably and affordably serve the capital and credit needs of all...

June 21, 2023 Exchequer Club Meeting

Himamauli Das, Acting Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), will be our guest speaker at the Exchequer Club meeting on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. Himamauli Das is the Acting Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. FinCEN’s mission is to safeguard the financial system from illicit use, combat money laundering, and promote national security through the strategic use of financial authorities and the collection, analysis, and dissemination of financial intelligence. Him previously held positions in the private sector where he advised on cryptocurrency and enforcement and worked on innovative...

May 17, 2023 Exchequer Club Meeting

Lindsey Johnson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Bankers Association, will be our guest speaker at the Exchequer Club meeting on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Lindsey Johnson joined the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) as President and CEO on July 5, 2022. Prior to joining CBA, Johnson served as President of U.S. Mortgage Insurers, where she worked with member companies to advance the value of private mortgage insurance to borrowers and taxpayers. Johnson previously held previous positions at PwC, as well as in the U.S. Senate, where she served as the Republican Staff Director for the Senate Banking Committee’s National Security and International...

April 19, 2023 Exchequer Club Meeting

Lisa Rice, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Fair Housing Alliance, will be our guest speaker at the Exchequer Club meeting on Wednesday, April 19, 2023. As President and CEO, Lisa Rice leads the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA)’s efforts to advance fair housing principles, preserve and broaden fair housing protections, and expand equal housing opportunities for millions of Americans. NFHA is the trade association for over 170 fair housing and justice-centered organizations and individuals throughout the U.S. and its territories, and is the nation’s only national civil rights agency solely dedicated to eliminating all forms of housing discrimination. Ms. Rice...

March 15, 2023 Exchequer Club Meeting

Martin Gruenberg, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, will be our guest speaker at the Exchequer Club meeting on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Martin J. Gruenberg was sworn in as Chairman of the FDIC Board of Directors on January 5, 2023.  He has been a member of the FDIC Board since August 2005 and previously served as Vice Chairman from August 2005 to July 2011 and as Chairman from November 2012 to mid-2018.  Mr. Gruenberg has also served as Acting Chairman on a number of occasions. Mr. Gruenberg joined the FDIC Board after broad congressional experience in the financial services and regulatory areas....

February 15, 2023 Exchequer Club Meeting

Graham Steele, Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions, U.S. Department of the Treasury, will be our guest speaker at the Exchequer Club meeting on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. Graham Steele serves as the Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.  He is an expert on financial regulation and financial institutions, with more than a decade of experience working at the highest levels of law and policy in Washington, D.C. Graham was previously the director of the Corporations and Society Initiative at Stanford Graduate School of Business, a research initiative that examines issues at the intersection of markets, business,...

January 18, 2023 Exchequer Club Meeting

Esther L. George, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, will be our guest speaker at the Exchequer Club meeting on Wednesday, January 18, 2023. Esther L. George is president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City. She represents the Tenth District on the Federal Open Market Committee, which has authority over U.S. monetary policy. Prior to her appointment as president on Oct. 1, 2011, she had been the Bank's chief operating officer since August 2009. In 2022, she is a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee. As CEO of...

December 7, 2022 Exchequer Club Meeting

Senator Cynthia Lummis, (R-WY), will be our guest speaker at the Exchequer Club meeting on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. Cynthia Lummis was sworn into the United States Senate on January 3, 2021, becoming the first woman to serve as United States Senator from the great State of Wyoming. Born on a cattle ranch in Laramie County, Senator Lummis has spent her entire career fighting for Wyoming families, communities, businesses and values. From the halls of the Wyoming House to the halls of the U.S. House, her time in public service has always been focused on advocating for Wyoming’s future. First elected to...

November 16 Exchequer Club Meeting

Adrienne A. Harris, Superintendent, New York Department of Financial Services, will be our guest speaker at the Exchequer Club meeting on Wednesday, November 16, 2022. Adrienne A. Harris was nominated to lead the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) by Governor Kathy Hochul in August, 2021 and confirmed by the New York State Senate on January 25, 2022. Superintendent Harris began her career as an Associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York City representing a number of U.S. and non-U.S. based corporations in various forms of litigation and regulatory matters, before accepting a position at the United States...

October 19, 2022 Exchequer Club Meeting

Richard Hunt, Founder of The HuntGroupDC, will be our guest speaker at the October 19, 2022 Exchequer Club meeting. Richard Hunt is the founder of The HuntGroupDC. Based on his unique blend of Congressional, industry and policy experience, Richard is widely recognized as one of Washington’s most influential experts on financial services and banking policies and their impacts on American consumers. Hunt represented the nation’s largest financial institutions for 13 years as CEO of the Consumer Bankers Association, one of the nation’s most powerful trade associations, working directly with top executives of Fortune 100 companies. He also served as the voice of...