The FDIC and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency arecloser to having permanent leaders.

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The Senate Banking Committee on Thursday approved the nominationof Martin Gruenberg to chair the FDIC and Thomas Curry to head the Office of the Controller of theCurrency. The nominations now go to the full Senate for a vote.

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Gruenberg, who became acting chairman of the FDIC earlier thisyear when SheilaBair's term expired, has been vice chairman of the FDIC since2005. Before that he was a top staffer of the Senate BankingCommittee.

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Curry has been a member of the FDIC Board since 2005. Beforethat he was the top banking regulator in Massachusetts. Hewould succeed John Walsh, who has been acting comptroller of thecurrency since August 2010.

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The Senate Banking Committee earlier this week heard testimonyfrom and about Richard Cordray for his nomination to be the first director ofthe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. No vote wasscheduled.

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