January 15, 2016 Media contact:
Barbara Hagenbaugh
(202) 898-6993
bhagenbaugh@fdic.gov
FDIC Announces the Retirements of Stanley R. Ivie, Robert W. Mooney, and Eric J.
Spitler, and Appointment of M. Andy Jiminez
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced the following personnel
changes:
Eric J. Spitler, director of the Office of Legislative Affairs, retired after a 22-year career at the
FDIC. He twice served as director of legislative affairs, most recently starting in 2012. Prior to
2012, Spitler served for three years as counselor to the chairman and director of the Office of
Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Securities and Exchange Commission. His
retirement was effective at the end of 2015.
“Eric demonstrated outstanding judgment, professionalism, expertise, and enduring commitment to
the FDIC’s mission for more than two decades,” Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg said.
The FDIC Board of Directors approved the appointment of M. Andy Jiminez as the new director of
the Office of Legislative Affairs. Jiminez previously was the acting deputy director of legislative
affairs at the FDIC and was a legislative attorney/advisor since July 2012. Prior to joining the FDIC,
Jiminez served as senior counsel for banking and trade for the U. S. House of Representatives’
Committee on Small Business and as a senior financial services legislative assistant to U.S.
Representative Nydia Velazquez.
Jiminez has also served as an attorney at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. He earned
a law degree from The Ohio State University and a bachelor of science with dual majors in biology
and history from Tulane University.
Robert W. Mooney, national director, Minority and Community Development Banking, retired
at the end of 2015 after a 26-year career at the FDIC. Mooney oversaw the FDIC’s Minority
Depository Institutions and Community Development Financial Institutions (MDI/CDFI) Program
since November 2012. Previously, Mooney served as a senior advisor in the Office of the
Chairman under both Sheila C. Bair and Martin J. Gruenberg, and held multiple senior leadership
positions in compliance and consumer affairs.
“Bob is recognized by the industry as an expert in his field, and he has been instrumental in
building the FDIC’s high-caliber MDI/CDFI program,” Doreen R. Eberley, director of the Division of
Risk Management Supervision, said.
Scott D. Strockoz, is serving as acting national director for Minority and Community Development
Banking. Strockoz, a 24-year veteran of the FDIC, is currently deputy regional director in the New
York region, overseeing examination activities relating to financial institutions' compliance with
consumer protection, fair lending, and community reinvestment laws and regulations. He holds
examiner commissions in both risk management and consumer protection and has additionally
served as review examiner, field supervisor, acting regional director, and acting associate director,
Compliance and Consumer Protection.
Barbara Hagenbaugh
(202) 898-6993
bhagenbaugh@fdic.gov
FDIC Announces the Retirements of Stanley R. Ivie, Robert W. Mooney, and Eric J.
Spitler, and Appointment of M. Andy Jiminez
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today announced the following personnel
changes:
Eric J. Spitler, director of the Office of Legislative Affairs, retired after a 22-year career at the
FDIC. He twice served as director of legislative affairs, most recently starting in 2012. Prior to
2012, Spitler served for three years as counselor to the chairman and director of the Office of
Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs at the Securities and Exchange Commission. His
retirement was effective at the end of 2015.
“Eric demonstrated outstanding judgment, professionalism, expertise, and enduring commitment to
the FDIC’s mission for more than two decades,” Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg said.
The FDIC Board of Directors approved the appointment of M. Andy Jiminez as the new director of
the Office of Legislative Affairs. Jiminez previously was the acting deputy director of legislative
affairs at the FDIC and was a legislative attorney/advisor since July 2012. Prior to joining the FDIC,
Jiminez served as senior counsel for banking and trade for the U. S. House of Representatives’
Committee on Small Business and as a senior financial services legislative assistant to U.S.
Representative Nydia Velazquez.
Jiminez has also served as an attorney at the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. He earned
a law degree from The Ohio State University and a bachelor of science with dual majors in biology
and history from Tulane University.
Robert W. Mooney, national director, Minority and Community Development Banking, retired
at the end of 2015 after a 26-year career at the FDIC. Mooney oversaw the FDIC’s Minority
Depository Institutions and Community Development Financial Institutions (MDI/CDFI) Program
since November 2012. Previously, Mooney served as a senior advisor in the Office of the
Chairman under both Sheila C. Bair and Martin J. Gruenberg, and held multiple senior leadership
positions in compliance and consumer affairs.
“Bob is recognized by the industry as an expert in his field, and he has been instrumental in
building the FDIC’s high-caliber MDI/CDFI program,” Doreen R. Eberley, director of the Division of
Risk Management Supervision, said.
Scott D. Strockoz, is serving as acting national director for Minority and Community Development
Banking. Strockoz, a 24-year veteran of the FDIC, is currently deputy regional director in the New
York region, overseeing examination activities relating to financial institutions' compliance with
consumer protection, fair lending, and community reinvestment laws and regulations. He holds
examiner commissions in both risk management and consumer protection and has additionally
served as review examiner, field supervisor, acting regional director, and acting associate director,
Compliance and Consumer Protection.
Congress created the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in 1933 to restore public confidence in the nation’s banking system.
The FDIC insures deposits at the nation’s banks and savings associations, 6,270 as of September 30, 2015. It promotes the safety
and soundness of these institutions by identifying, monitoring and addressing risks to which they are exposed. The FDIC receives
no federal tax dollars—insured financial institutions fund its operations.
FDIC press releases and other information are available on the Internet at www.fdic.gov, by subscription electronically
(go to www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html) and may also be obtained through the FDIC’s Public Information Center
(877-275-3342 or 703-562-2200). PR-3-2016
San Francisco Regional Director Stanley R. Ivie is retiring effective March 7, 2016, after serving
more than 31 years at the FDIC. As regional director since 2007, Ivie has overseen the FDIC’s
bank supervision activities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. He previously served as regional director of the Dallas
region and has also worked as a bank liquidation specialist, senior congressional liaison, assistant
director and deputy director for the Division of Resolutions and Receiverships, and interim director
of the Office of Public Affairs.
“Stan has done an exceptional job leading the San Francisco region through the recent financial
crisis, after leading the Dallas region through the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina,”
Doreen R. Eberley, director of the Division of Risk Management Supervision, and Mark Pearce,
director of the Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection, said in a joint statement.
The FDIC insures deposits at the nation’s banks and savings associations, 6,270 as of September 30, 2015. It promotes the safety
and soundness of these institutions by identifying, monitoring and addressing risks to which they are exposed. The FDIC receives
no federal tax dollars—insured financial institutions fund its operations.
FDIC press releases and other information are available on the Internet at www.fdic.gov, by subscription electronically
(go to www.fdic.gov/about/subscriptions/index.html) and may also be obtained through the FDIC’s Public Information Center
(877-275-3342 or 703-562-2200). PR-3-2016
San Francisco Regional Director Stanley R. Ivie is retiring effective March 7, 2016, after serving
more than 31 years at the FDIC. As regional director since 2007, Ivie has overseen the FDIC’s
bank supervision activities in Alaska, Arizona, California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada,
Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. He previously served as regional director of the Dallas
region and has also worked as a bank liquidation specialist, senior congressional liaison, assistant
director and deputy director for the Division of Resolutions and Receiverships, and interim director
of the Office of Public Affairs.
“Stan has done an exceptional job leading the San Francisco region through the recent financial
crisis, after leading the Dallas region through the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina,”
Doreen R. Eberley, director of the Division of Risk Management Supervision, and Mark Pearce,
director of the Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection, said in a joint statement.