Sheila C. Bair
Politician
US FDIC's Bair cautions on big bank break-up power...forward with a proposal that could break up the largest financial institutions, while also voicing support for its objective. Sheila Bair, chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, said the proposal from Democratic Representative... In this article: Sheila Bair, Paul Kanjorski, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, House of Representatives, Derivative, Lehman Brothers, Federal Reserve, and European Union |
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Yahoo! News | 5 days ago
FDIC fund falls into the red, Bair urges lending (Reuters)
...earnings have improved, the effects of the recession continue to be reflected in their financial performance," FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair told reporters in a briefing. The industry as a whole managed to post a profit for the quarter of $2.8...
In this article: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Sheila Bair, Reuters, Balance sheet, Revenue, Recession, U.S., and Washington
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MarketWatch | November 16, 2009
David Weidner's Writing on the Wall: Government Gals take on Wall Street
..."The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" combined. Reuters Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Sheila Bair Not surprisingly, two women have emerged as the leading thinkers, sayers and doers of the...
In this article: Sheila Bair, Elizabeth Warren, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Wall Street, Washington, Citigroup Inc., TARP, Timothy Geithner, Federal Reserve, and Treasury Department
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Seeking Alpha | November 16, 2009
Bair's Chutzpah
Many thanks to Paul Solman for putting my question to Sheila Bair. Her answer is quite astonishing in its chutzpah: Solman: Felix Salmon, who blogs for Reuters and does a lot of very interesting reporting, wanted us to ask this: was the...
In this article: Sheila Bair, Washington Mutual, and Reuters
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Reuters | November 13, 2009
Bair calls U.S. bank bailout not a good thing
Bair calls U.S. bank bailout "not a good thing" Leading U.S. bank regulator Sheila Bair said on Friday that the government's capital injections into the largest banks was "probably not a good thing." Bair, the chairman of the Federal...
In this article: Sheila Bair, Treasury Department, U.S., Balance sheet, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Bank of America, and Citigroup
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Yahoo! News | November 13, 2009
Bair calls U.S. bank bailout not a good thing (Reuters)
Bair calls U.S. bank bailout "not a good thing" (Reuters) Bair calls U.S. bank bailout "not a good thing" Reuters - Sheila Bair, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), speaks at the Women's … WASHINGTON (Reuters) -...
In this article: Sheila Bair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Treasury Department, U.S., Balance sheet, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Bank of America, and Citigroup
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Reuters | November 13, 2009
UPDATE 1-Bair calls U.S. bank bailout 'not a good thing'
...stakes still causing troubles (Adds comments by Bair, other details) WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Leading U.S. bank regulator Sheila Bair said on Friday that the government's capital injections into the largest banks was "probably not...
In this article: Sheila Bair, Treasury Department, U.S., Balance sheet, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, Bank of America, and Citigroup
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Yahoo! News | November 13, 2009
FDIC's Bair questions bank capital injections (Reuters)
FDIC's Bair questions bank capital injections Reuters - Sheila Bair, Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), speaks at the Women's … WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading U.S. bank regulator Sheila Bair said on Friday that...
In this article: Sheila Bair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Reuters, Washington, and U.S.
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L.A. Times - Money & Company | October 29, 2009
FDIC's Bair offers no comfort to uninsured IndyMac depositors
...for recovering their funds. "When a bank fails, we have to do what's least-cost to our deposit insurance fund," FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said during a public appearance Wednesday in Los Angeles. That's not the answer the IndyMac...
In this article: IndyMac Bank, Sheila Bair, Beneficiary, Los Angeles, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Office of the Inspector General, Los Angeles Times, and Office of Thrift Supervision
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Telegraph.co.uk - Business | October 29, 2009
US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner attacks Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Sheila Bair's 'bailout fund' proposal
US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner attacks Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Sheila Bair's 'bail-out fund' proposal Tim Geithner, the US Treasury Secretary, has clashed with one of his leading regulators over the need for a...
In this article: Tim Geithner, Sheila Bair, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, US, Barclays, US Congress, AIG, and House Financial Services Committee
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Reuters | October 21, 2009
FDIC's Bair fears she's a jinx for markets
By Karey Wutkowski Sheila Bair, widely lauded for her cool regulatory head amid crumbling financial markets and a rising tide of bank failures, says she should stay out of government jobs. She said she's jinxed. "I joke that I should...
In this article: Sheila Bair, FDIC, Enron, Treasury Department, Suze Orman, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama
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Sheila Colleen Bair (born April 3, 1954) is the Chairman of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). She was appointed to the post for a five-year term on June 26, 2006 by George W. Bush. Bair will also serve as a member of the FDIC Board of Directors through July 2013. In 2008 Forbes ranked her as the second most powerful woman in the world behind German chancellor Angela Merkel. Forbes described her FDIC office as "the last stop for capital-starved banks (and their insured customers) before going under."
Bair is a native of Independence, Kansas. Her father, Albert, was a surgeon. Her mother, Clara, was a nurse and a homemaker. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Kansas. In 1978, she received a J.D. from the University of Kansas School of Law.
- Name At Birth:
- Sheila Colleen Bair
- Birth Date:
- April 03, 1954
- Birthplace:
- Wichita, Kansas
- Nationality:
- American
- Spouse:
- Scott P. Cooper
- University Attended:
- University of Kansas
- Occupation:
- Lawyer
- Political party:
- Republican
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