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About

Martin J. Gruenberg

Acting Chairman Gruenberg

Martin J. Gruenberg was sworn in as Chairman of the FDIC Board of Directors on January 5, 2023.  He has been a member of the FDIC Board since August 2005 and previously served as Vice Chairman from August 2005 to July 2011 and as Chairman from November 2012 to mid-2018.  Mr. Gruenberg has also served as Acting Chairman on a number of occasions.

Mr. Gruenberg joined the FDIC Board after broad congressional experience in the financial services and regulatory areas. He served as Senior Counsel to Senator Paul S. Sarbanes (D-MD) on the staff of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs from 1993 to 2005. He also served as Staff Director of the Banking Committee's Subcommittee on International Finance and Monetary Policy from 1987 to 1992.

Mr. Gruenberg served as Chairman of the Executive Council and President of the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) from November 2007 to November 2012. In addition, Mr. Gruenberg served as Chairman of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council from April 2017 to June 2018.

Since June 2019, Mr. Gruenberg has served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NeighborWorks America), and he has been a member of the Board since April 2018.

Beginning February 15, 2022, Mr. Gruenberg assumed the role of Chairman of the Resolution Steering Group (ReSG) of the Financial Stability Board.

Mr. Gruenberg holds a J.D. from Case Western Reserve Law School and an A.B. from Princeton University, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs.

 

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Speeches, Statements & Testimony

Remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg to the Center for Financial Studies at Goethe University Frankfurt: "A Tale of Two Unions – Deposit Insurance in the United States and Europe"
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Deposit Insurance Fund Restoration Plan Semiannual Update
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg at the 12th Annual Community Banking Research Conference
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg Chairman, FDIC Notice of Proposed Rule: Requirements for Custodial Deposit Accounts with Transactional Features and Prompt Payment of Deposit Insurance to Depositors
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg Chairman, FDIC Final Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg on the Second Quarter 2024 Quarterly Banking Profile
Statement of Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Title 1 Resolution Plans – Guidance for Triennial Full Filers
Statement of Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Request for Information on Deposits
Statement of Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman Federal Deposit Insurance Corpoation on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Brokered Deposits
Statement of Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Final Rule on Revisions to the FDIC’s Section 19 Regulations
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg Chairman, FDIC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Amending Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act
Statement of Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Financial Data Transparency Act (FDTA) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Statement of Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman FDIC Board of Directors Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Amend Part 354 of the FDIC Rules and Regulations
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Title 1 Resolution Plan Feedback Letters for 8 U.S. GSIBs
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Final Rule on Application for Federal Deposit Insurance and Interagency Bank Merger Application
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Proposal to Establish FDIC Office of Professional Conduct and FDIC Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
Statement By Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC Office Space Expansion at the Atlanta and Dallas Regional Offices and Acquistion of Additional Leased Space at Headquarters
Martin J. Gruenberg Chairman, FDIC Statement on Notice of Final Rule on Quality Control Standards for Automated Valuation Models
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Resolution on Board Briefings on Certain Merger and Deposit Insurance Applications
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Final Rule on Resolution Plans and Informational Filings for Insured Depository Institutions
FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile First Quarter 2024
Statement by FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg
Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC Lessons Learned from the U.S. Regional Bank Failures of 2023 Florence School of Banking and Finance
Remarks by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on "Oversight of Prudential Regulators" before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate
Remarks by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on "Oversight of Prudential Regulators" before the Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representatives
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Incentive-Based Compensation Arrangements
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg Chairman, FDIC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Amending Regulations Implementing the Change in Bank Control Act
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Deposit Insurance Fund Restoration Plan Semiannual Update
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg at the Peterson Institute for International Economics The Orderly Resolution of Global Systemically Important Banks: An Update from the FDIC
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition on the FDIC’s Economic Inclusion Strategy
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC, on Proposed Statement of Policy on Bank Merger Transactions
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg, at the Twelfth FDIC Consumer Research Symposium
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg on the Fourth Quarter 2023 Quarterly Banking Profile
Notice of Final Rule to Modernize FDIC Official Signs and Advertising Statement Requirements and to Clarify its Regulations Regarding False Advertising, Misrepresentations, and Misuse of the FDIC's Name or Logo
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC, on the Proposed 2024 FDIC Operating Budget
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC, on the Approval of the FSOC Annual Report
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg on the Third Quarter 2023 Quarterly Banking Profile
Statement by Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on FDIC Board Creating a Special Review Committee
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC Board of Directors, on the Final Rule on the Special Assessment Pursuant to Systemic Risk Determination
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC Board of Directors, on the Restoration Plan Semiannual Update
Remarks by Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on Oversight of Prudential Regulators before the Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representatives
Remarks by Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on Oversight of Financial Regulators: Protecting Main Street Not Wall Street Before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg at the 2023 PCAOB International Institute on Audit Regulation
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC, to the Financial Stability Oversight Council
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC, Interagency Guidance on Principles for Climate–Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC, Final Rule on Community Reinvestment Act Regulations
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Implement Revisions to Section 19 under the Fair Hiring in Banking Act
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg to The 2023 Community Banking Research Conference Sponsored by the Federal Reserve System, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), and the FDIC
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC, on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Guidelines on Corporate Governance and Risk Management for Covered Institutions of $10 Billion or More
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg to The 22nd Annual Bank Research Conference Sponsored by the FDIC’s Center for Financial Research
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg at the Exchequer Club on the Financial Stability Risks of Nonbank Financial Institutions
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg on the Second Quarter 2023 Quarterly Banking Profile
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC, On the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Long-Term Debt
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC, On Proposed Dodd-Frank Act Title I Resolution Plan Guidance
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC, On Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Resolution Plans for Insured Depository Institutions
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC, On Conditions to Certain Receivership Delegations of Authority and Procedures
Remarks by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC, on The Resolution of Large Regional Banks — Lessons Learned
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC, On Basel III Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Remarks by Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on the Basel III Endgame at the Peterson Institute for International Economics
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg on the First Quarter 2023 Quarterly Banking Profile
Remarks by Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg at the Cities for Financial Empowerment Fund 2023 Bank On National Conference
Remarks by Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on “Oversight of Financial Regulators: Financial Stability, Supervision, and Consumer Protection in the Wake of Recent Bank Failures” before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate
Remarks by Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on “Oversight of Prudential Regulators” before the Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representatives
Statement by Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Special Assessment Pursuant to Systemic Risk Determination
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC, On Options for Deposit Insurance Reform
Statement by Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on FDIC Chief Risk Officer’s Report on FDIC’s Supervision of Signature Bank
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Chairman, FDIC Board of Directors, on the Restoration Plan Semiannual Update
Remarks by Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on Recent Bank Failures and the Federal Regulatory Response before the Committee on Financial Services, United States House of Representatives
Remarks by Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on Recent Bank Failures and the Federal Regulatory Response before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate
Statement by Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on the Work of the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE)
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg at the Institute of International Bankers
Remarks by FDIC Chairman Martin Gruenberg on the Fourth Quarter 2022 Quarterly Banking Profile
Statement by Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on FDIC Official Sign and Advertising Rule and Rule Relating to False Advertising, Misrepresentation, and Misuse of the FDIC’s Name and Logo
Statement by Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on Proposed 2023 FDIC Operating Budget
Statement by Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on Notice on the Guidelines for Appeals of Material Supervisory Determinations
Remarks by FDIC Acting Chairman Martin Gruenberg on Third Quarter 2022 Quarterly Banking Profile
Statement by Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on Dodd–Frank Act Title I Feedback Letters for 8 Domestic GSIBs
Remarks by Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg before the House Financial Services Committee on Oversight of Prudential Regulators: Ensuring the Safety, Soundness, Diversity, and Accountability of Depository Institutions
Remarks by FDIC Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg before the Senate Banking Committee on Oversight of Financial Regulators: A Strong Banking System for Main Street
Remarks by FDIC Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg at the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders
Remarks by Martin J. Gruenberg, Acting Chairman, 21st Annual General Meeting International Association of Deposit Insurers; Buenos Aires, Argentina
Remarks by FDIC Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg at the Brookings Institution on The Prudential Regulation of Crypto-Assets
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Acting Chairman, Notice and Request for Comment on Proposed Amendments to the Guidelines for Appeals of Material Supervisory Determinations
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Acting Chairman, FDIC Board of Directors, Final Rule on Revised Deposit Insurance Assessment Rates
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Acting Chairman, FDIC Board of Directors, Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Resolution-Related Resource Requirements for Large Banking Organizations
Remarks by FDIC Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on the American Bankers Association Annual Convention “The Financial Risks of Climate Change”
Remarks by FDIC Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg at the 10th Community Banking Research Conference
Remarks by FDIC Acting Chairman Martin Gruenberg on Second Quarter 2022 Quarterly Banking Profile
Remarks by FDIC Acting Chairman Martin Gruenberg to the International Association of Deposit Insurers 20th Anniversary
Comments to the Joint Meeting of the Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee and the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council for Critical Infrastructure Protection and Homeland Security
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Acting Chairman, FDIC Board of Directors Restoration Plan Semiannual Update; Amended Restoration Plan; and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Assessments, Revised Deposit Insurance Assessment Rates
Remarks by Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg at the CNMV Conference on Recovery and Resolution of Central Counterparties
Remarks by FDIC Acting Chairman Martin Gruenberg to the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC)
Remarks by FDIC Acting Chairman Martin Gruenberg on First Quarter 2022 Quarterly Banking Profile
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Acting Chairman, FDIC Board of Directors Final Rule on False Advertising, Misrepresentation of Insured Status, and Misuse of the FDIC’s Name or Logo
Statement by FDIC Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg on the Passing of CSBS President & CEO John W. Ryan
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Acting Chairman, FDIC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Community Reinvestment Act Regulations
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Acting Chairman, FDIC Board of Directors On the Request for Comment on the Statement of Principles for Climate-Related Financial Risk Management for Large Financial Institutions
Remarks by FDIC Acting Chairman Martin Gruenberg on Fourth Quarter 2021 Quarterly Banking Profile
Acting Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg Announces FDIC Priorities for 2022
Statement by FDIC Board Member Martin J. Gruenberg on the 2022 FDIC Operating Budget
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors Restoration Plan Semiannual Update
Joint Statement of Martin J. Gruenberg and Rohit Chopra, Members, FDIC Board of Directors; Request for Public Comment on the Bank Merger Act
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors: FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund Restoration Plan: Semiannual Update
Statement by FDIC Board Member Martin J. Gruenberg on the Guidelines for Appeals of Material Supervisory Determinations
Remarks by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors, The Financial Stability Risks of Climate Change at the Center for American Progress
Statement by FDIC Board Member Martin J. Gruenberg on the 2021 FDIC Operating Budget at the FDIC Board Meeting
Statement by FDIC Board Member Martin J. Gruenberg on the Final Rule: Brokered Deposits and Interest Rate Restrictions at the FDIC Board Meeting
Statement by FDIC Board Member Martin J. Gruenberg on the Final Rule: Parent Companies of Industrial Banks and Industrial Loan Companies at the FDIC Board Meeting
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors on the Final Rule: Net Stable Funding Ratio
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors on the Final Rule: Regulatory Capital Treatment for Investments in Certain Unsecured Debt Instruments of Global Systemically Important U.S. Bank Holding Companies
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors on the FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund Restoration Plan
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors on the Regulatory Capital Rule: Eligible Retained Income
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors Final Rule: Incorporation of Existing Statement of Policy Regarding Requests for Participation in the Affairs of an Insured Depository Institution by Convicted Individuals
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg Member, FDIC Board of Directors Final Rule: Volcker Rule Prohibition on Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg Member, FDIC Board of Directors Final Rule: Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg Member, FDIC Board of Directors Final Rule on Federal Interest Rate Authority
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors; on the Interim Final Rule: Temporary Exclusion of U.S. Treasury Securities and Deposits at Federal Reserve Banks from the Supplementary Leverage Ratio
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors; Application for Federal Deposit Insurance: Square Financial Services, Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors; Deposit Insurance Application: Nelnet Bank (In Organization)
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Parent Companies of Industrial Banks and Industrial Loan Companies
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors; Final Rule: Amendment to Securitization Safe Harbor Rule
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Volcker Rule Prohibition on Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Brokered Deposits
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Community Reinvestment Act Regulations
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Federal Interest Rate Authority
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors Bank Merger Act Application: SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, Georgia, to be acquired by Branch Banking and Trust Company, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors Final Rule: Standardized Approach for Calculating the Exposure Amount Of Derivative Contracts
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Addressing Applications under Section 19 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors on the Final Rule: Title I Resolution Plans
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors on the Final Rule on Changes to Applicability Thresholds for Regulatory Capital and Liquidity Requirements
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Swap Margin Requirements
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors, The Volcker Rule
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Amend Securitization Safe Harbor Rule
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors, Final Rule to amend "Recordkeeping for Timely Deposit Insurance Determination"
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors on the Feedback Letters Concerning December 2018 Title I Resolution Plan Submissions and Extension of Certain Plan Submission Deadlines
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors, Issuance of a Notice of Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Resolution Plans Required for Insured Depository Institutions with $50 Billion or More in Total Assets
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg Member, FDIC Board of Directors, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Title I Resolution Plans
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Align Capital and Liquidity Requirements for Foreign Banking Organizations With Those Proposed for U.S. Banking Organizations
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors, Letter to Northern Trust Corporation Concerning Title I Resolution Plan Submission
Statement of Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, FDIC Board of Directors, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Amendments to 12 CFR Part 370 Recordkeeping for Timely Deposit Insurance Determination
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, Board of Directors, FDIC Revisions to the Supplementary Leverage Ratio Capital Rule for Custody Banks
Statement by Martin J. Gruenberg, Member, Board of Directors, FDIC on the Dissent from Settlement with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP for Accounting Malpractice at Colonial Bank

Last Updated: October 29, 2024