Podcasts

In this episode of the FDIC Podcast, we look at banking in Indian Country with two bankers who lead Native-owned and operated institutions and who work and lend in communities, where if not for these banks, there may not be a bank at all —Tom Ogaard of Native American Bank and Susan Plumb of Bank of Cherokee County.

In this episode of the FDIC Podcast, we look back on 2021 to see how our nation’s banks fared in a year that was still very much impacted a global pandemic and its economic consequences. FDIC senior financial analysts Pat Mitchell and Meg Hanrahan break down the latest annual report card on the condition of the U.S. banking system.

In the first episode of our new series, Banking on Inclusion, the FDIC's Betty Rudolph and Nicole Elam of the National Bankers Association explore the world of Minority Depository Institutions (MDIs) and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs). These ‘mission-driven banks’ play an outsized role in the economic life of the communities they serve.

In this episode of the FDIC Podcast, we sit down for a final time with departing Chairman Jelena McWilliams to reflect upon her tenure leading the FDIC during a challenging time for our financial system.