The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions is an official in the United States Department of the Treasury who is the head of the Office of Financial Institutions (OFI).
The office "helps formulate policy on financial institutions and government-sponsored enterprises, cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection."
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions | |
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Incumbent Vacant since January 2024 | |
Department of the Treasury | |
Style | The Honorable |
Reports to | Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance |
Nominator | President of the United States |
Formation | 1976 |
First holder | Robert A. Gerard |
Salary | $155,500 (2010) |
Website | Official website |
The post was most recently held by Graham Steele, who was nominated to the position by President Joe Biden on July 19, 2021. Steele resigned from the position in January 2024.
The office was formed in 1976 by Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon as the Assistant Secretary for Capital Markets and Debt Management.
According to U.S. statute, there are ten Assistant Secretaries of the Treasury appointed by the President of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate. The Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions reports to the Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance, who in turn reports to the United States Secretary of the Treasury and the United States Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.
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