Commercial banking

President Trump's selection of Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman as the next vice chair for supervision comes as banking groups and their allies in Congress asked the administration to fill the position quickly. Bowman was the preferred choice for many in the industry.

Whitney Parker Mitchell is Arizent's Chief Marketing Officer, where she leads the marketing, product, and data teams in advancing the company's mission to deliver cutting-edge industry insights, elevate leaders, and build thriving communities.

With deep expertise in fintech, regtech, and cybersecurity, Whitney has driven innovation throughout her career in B2B marketing. As the Owner and Founder of Beacon, she transformed it from a solo venture into an award-winning B2B marketing agency with over 20 professionals, recognized on the Inc 5000 list for three consecutive years. Whitney's diverse career spans national security, tech startups, and global risk management, where she has guided over 200 firms on strategic marketing, branding, and lead generation.

She holds a Master's in International Relations focused on National Security from Syracuse University and a Bachelor's in Political Science from Boise State University.

Municipals are little changed to start the week after last week's selloff, which saw muni yields cut up to 20 basis points out long.

The MSRB has said it is amending a pending rule change that would greatly shorten the reporting time standard for municipal bond trades, which could cause problems for certain transactions, dealer firms said.

Moody's Ratings revised the outlook to negative from stable but affirmed the A1 rating on the CTA's senior lien sales tax bonds.

Citibank, which holds the government funds, said it froze the money following a request from the FBI.

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara wants the prospective rate hike discussed at a public hearing in April before he formally approves it.

Joe Kefauver is a senior advisor to Americans for a Modern Economy, an organization committed to ensuring that local, state and federal policies reflect changing technologies that are reshaping the way consumers, businesses and communities operate in the 21st-century economy.

Mayor Brandon Johnson's team wants the Chicago Public Schools to refinance debt to free up money for a pension payment to the city.

All of fiscal 2025 will be funded under a continuing resolution instead of the traditional appropriations package.

The Trump administration has dealt several blows to an already-battered sector. 

A review of the biggest issues in various public finance sectors in 2024.

Daily report for March 17, 2025

Sejal Patel Daswani is the chief people officer at Deputy.