Thomas Hoenig

- Distinguished Senior Fellow
Thomas Hoenig is a Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. His research focuses on the long-term impact of the politicization of financial services as well as the effects of government granted privileges and market performance.
Prior to joining the Mercatus Center, Mr. Hoenig served as Vice Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation from 2012 until 2018. In that capacity, he oversaw FDIC operations and policy related to deposit insurance pricing, bank supervision, and financial stability and bank resolution. He served as Chair of the FDIC’s Bank Appeals and Audit Committees, and served as Director of NeighborWorks America, which was established by Congress in 1978 to address housing issues nationwide. He also served as a member of the International Association of Deposit Insurers’ board from 2012 to 2017, and as the President and Chairman from October 2015 to October 2017.
Previously, Mr. Hoenig was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and a member of the Federal Reserve System's Federal Open Market Committee from 1991 to 2011. Mr. Hoenig was with the Federal Reserve for 38 years, beginning as an economist and then as a senior officer in banking supervision. As President and Chief Executive Officer, he led the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City during the Great Recession and the banking crisis of 2008 and 2009.
During his time with the Federal Reserve, Mr. Hoenig chaired several key committees including the Conference of Presidents, the Committee on Bank Supervision, Regulation and Legislation, and the Information Technology Oversight Committee. Also, during his tenure, Mr. Hoenig organized and hosted the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Jackson Hole economic symposium for global central bankers.
Mr. Hoenig is from Fort Madison, Iowa and received a doctorate in economics from Iowa State University.
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The Debt Ceiling Debate | Newt's World
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Fed Must Stay the Course on Inflation, Says Former Kansas City Fed President | CNBC
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The Fed To Meet This Week To Decide Possible Rate Hike | Fox Business Network
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The Fed | Fox Business Network
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The Fed, SVB Crash, and More | Bloomberg TV
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The Fed | CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street”
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SVB: So Many Reasons To Fail | FinRegRag
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Biden Economic Policies and the Federal Reserve | C-SPAN
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The Debt Ceiling Debate | Newt's World
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Fed Must Stay the Course on Inflation, Says Former Kansas City Fed President | CNBC
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The Fed To Meet This Week To Decide Possible Rate Hike | Fox Business Network
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The Fed | Fox Business Network
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The Fed, SVB Crash, and More | Bloomberg TV
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The Debt Ceiling Debate | Newt's World
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Rising Rates vs. Inflation | CNBC
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The Market is Finally Believing the US Fed | CNBC
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Fed and Rate Hikes | BBC-TV
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ANPR Resolution-Related Resource Requirements for Large Banking Organizations
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The FDIC Should Restore the OSA or, at Minimum, Solicit Public Views before Regressing to the SARC
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The FDIC Should Restore the OSA or, at Minimum, Solicit Public Views before Regressing to the SARC
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Benefits, Costs, and Design Considerations of a Central Bank Digital Currency
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Proposed Leverage Buffer and Credit Risk Transfer Rules Contradict the FHFA's Goals
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Proposed Fed Guidelines Should Be Refined to Ensure Access and Competition in Payments Services
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Comment on FHFA Proposed Capital Framework
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Biden Economic Policies and the Federal Reserve | C-SPAN
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The Unchecked Power of Federal Bank Regulators | The Hill
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Why is the Biden administration seeking to make banks a tool of the IRS?
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