FDIC Appoints New Ombudsman

June 16, 2017

On Friday, June 16, 2017, the FDIC appointed M. Anthony Lowe to FDIC Ombudsman and Director of the Office of the Ombudsman.  Mr. Lowe assumes his duties July 2, 2017, and will be based in Chicago. He replaces Cottrell Webster, who previously retired from the FDIC.

 

Mr. Lowe has been with the FDIC for 32 years and currently services as the agency’s Chicago Regional Director for the divisions of Risk Management Supervision and Depositor and Consumer Protection. Previously, he held the positions of Deputy Regional Director, Risk Management, Dallas region; Assistant Regional Director, Risk Management, Dallas region; Case Manager, Dallas region; and Commissioned Examiner – Shreveport, Louisiana, territory.