Press Releases

San Francisco, Calif. – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has announced the appointment of Richard M. Sanborn, president and chief executive officer of Seacoast Commerce Bank in San Diego, as a San Francisco Head Office Director (Class A, Group 2). Richard M. Sanborn Download high resolution photo (jpg, 1mb) Mr. Sanborn joined Seacoast […]

Seattle, Washington – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has appointed Bob C. Donegan, President, Ivar’s Inc., a company that operates seafood restaurants in Washington state, as the Bank’s Seattle branch director. Bob C. Donegan Download high resolution photo (jpg, 635 kb) Mr. Donegan joined Ivar’s in 1997 as chief financial officer and became […]

Salt Lake City, Utah – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has appointed Dr. Deneece G. Huftalin, president of Salt Lake Community College, as the Bank’s newest Salt Lake City branch director. Dr. Deneece G. Huftalin Download high resolution photo (jpg, 5 mb) Ms. Huftalin was named the eighth president of Salt Lake Community […]

Portland, Oregon – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has appointed Maria Pope, president and chief executive officer of Portland General Electric, as the Bank’s newest Portland branch director. Download high resolution photo (jpg, 2 mb) Ms. Pope joined Portland General Electric (PGE) in 2009 as chief financial officer and treasurer. She also oversaw […]

Los Angeles, California  – The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has re-appointed Steven W. Streit, founder and chief innovation officer of Green Dot Corporation, a financial technology and bank holding company in Pasadena, to its Los Angeles branch board of directors for a second three-year term. Steven W. Streit Download high resolution photo (jpg, 333 […]

Researchers from around the globe will convene at the San Francisco Fed tomorrow for the Federal Reserve System’s first research conference on the economic impacts of climate change. Attendees will discuss quantifying the climate risk faced by households, firms, and the financial system; measuring the economic costs and consequences of climate change; accounting for the […]

A new interactive mapping tool released today by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco provides an in-depth look at student loan borrowing and repayment in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area. The online mapping tool allows people to identify and analyze differences in student loan debt at a community-by-community level. Average median loan balances, […]

A new Federal Reserve Cash Product Office paper, “Cash Me If You Can: The Impacts of Cashless Businesses on Retailers, Consumers, and Cash Use” reviews why some businesses consider going cashless, and how these decisions impact financial inclusion and consumer choice. This paper draws on survey data from the Federal Reserve’s annual Diary of Consumer […]

San Francisco, California — The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is pleased to announce membership and leadership appointments to the Bank’s Community Advisory Council (CAC). Terry Benelli, executive director, Local Initiative Support Corporation Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ has been appointed chair and Fred Blackwell, president, The San Francisco Foundation, San Francisco, CA has been reappointed […]

San Francisco, California — The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco announced that Stein Kruse, group chief executive officer, Holland America Group and Carnival UK, Seattle, WA, has been appointed to the Bank’s Economic Advisory Council (EAC). Mr. Kruse joined Holland America in 1999 as senior vice president of fleet operations. He was named president […]