Senate confirms Trump nominee Bowman to be top Fed bank regulator

Michelle Bowman, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the top bank regulator at the Federal Reserve, has been confirmed by a full Senate vote.

The Senate voted 48-46 on Wednesday evening to approve Bowman’s nomination to be the Fed’s vice chairwoman for supervision. Bowman, 53, will succeed Fed Governor Michael Barr, who stepped aside earlier this year after Trump was sworn in.

Bowman has served on the Fed’s Board of Governors since 2018. She graduated from the University of Kansas and later went on to get her law degree from Washburn University. Prior to the Fed, she served as the state bank commissioner of Kansas. Before that, she was vice president of Farmers & Drovers Bank.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/finance-and-economy/3430313/senate-confirms-trump-nominee-bowman-top-fed-bank-regulator/