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Minority Depository Institutions Program

MDI Subcommittee of the FDIC’s Advisory Committee on Community Banking

MDI Subcommittee posing in boardroom with Chairman Gruenberg
From left: Warren Huang, Art Ortega, John Lewis, Russel Lau, FDIC Deputy to the Chairman Nikita Pearson, FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg, John Tom Anderson, Alfonso Macedo, Farid Tan, and stand-in member Thomas McLaurin

The Minority Depository Institutions (MDI) Subcommittee of the FDIC’s Advisory Committee on Community Banking (CBAC) provides advice to CBAC regarding the FDIC’s MDI program. It serves as a source of feedback for FDIC strategies to fulfill its statutory goals to preserve and promote MDIs. The MDI Subcommittee provides a platform for MDIs to promote collaboration, partnerships, and best practices, and it identifies ways to highlight the work of MDIs in their communities.

The MDI Subcommittee meets biannually at the FDIC Headquarters in Washington, DC. The FDIC Chairman, Martin Gruenberg, will preside over the next meeting on November 6, 2024 at 1 p.m. Eastern Time. To view the public session, please click the link below. Inquiries about the MDI Subcommittee should be directed to MDIProgram@fdic.gov.

MDI Subcommittee Meeting Livestream – November 6, 2024

MDI Subcommittee members meeting around semi-circle table
MDI Subcommittee meeting on May 1, 2024.

MDI Subcommittee Members - 2024

John Tom Anderson, President and CEO, F&M Bank, Edmond, Oklahoma

Jeff Bowman, President and CEO, Bay Bank, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Warren Huang, General Counsel, Amerasia Bank, Flushing, New York

Russell Lau, Chairman and CEO, Finance Factors, Ltd., Honolulu, Hawaii

John Lewis, President and CEO, The Harbor Bank of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland

Alfonso Macedo, President & CEO, Ocean Bank, Miami, Florida

Doyle Mitchell Jr., President and CEO, Industrial Bank, Washington, District of Columbia

Arturo (Art) Ortega, Chairman and CEO, Freedom Bank, Alamo, Texas

Farid Tan, President and CEO, Metro City Bank, Doraville, Georgia

 

MDI Subcommittee Goals

MDI Subcommittee Goals - PDF

MDI Subcommittee Meeting Videos

May 1, 2024 Meeting
October 4, 2023 Meeting
May 31, 2023 Meeting 
October 25, 2022 Meeting
May 23, 2022 Meeting

Meeting Video Archive (2020 – 2021)

Last Updated: October 29, 2024