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Mission
Statement
The mission of the Division
of Banking is to maintain a financial regulatory system for
Wyoming that promotes a progressive banking environment,
ensures fair and lawful consumer related financial
transactions, provides the public with convenient, safe and
competitive banking and allows for economic development within
this State.
Statement
of Philosophy and Vision
- We are committed through partnership building and
open communication to encourage citizens to comply with regulations.
- We are committed to perform honest, credible and
equitable services in dealing with the public.
- We encourage citizens to participate in the process.
- We are committed to provide timely, accurate and
cost effective services.
- We are committed to use technology to increase
efficiency.
- We are committed to providing a work environment
where the employees can grow professionally.
- We are committed to use the knowledge and training
of our staff.
History of the Office of
Wyoming’s State Banking Commissioner
The office of territorial bank
examiner was created on March 9, 1888 by the Tenth Territorial Legislature
which convened in Cheyenne, Wyoming on January 10, 1888.
The territorial bank examiner was to hold office for two years and
until his successor was appointed. Herman
Glafcke was the only territorial bank examiner appointed during the
territorial period; he was appointed by Governor Thomas Moonlight on
December 12, 1888 and did not serve out his term.
Wyoming’s
first State Legislature, which convened in Cheyenne on November 12, 1890,
created the position of state examiner on January 10, 1891.
This position had the authority to examine banks and assumed the
duties of the territorial bank examiner which included examining public
offices of the state and counties. Joel Ware Foster, the first state examiner took office on
March 26, 1891.
The
office of the state examiner became a part of the Department of Audit
effective July 1, 1989 after the 1989 Legislature authorized the Wyoming
Government Reorganization Act of 1989.
The
1991 Legislature authorized the creation of the state banking board and the
position of state banking commissioner.
The state banking commissioner assumed the bank regulation
responsibilities of the state examiner.
Territorial
Bank Examiner
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Herman
Glafcke |
December
12, 1888 to April 8, 1889 |
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(office
vacant for the remainder of the territorial period) |
State
Examiner
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Joel
Ware Foster |
March 26, 1891 to December 12, 1891
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(office
vacant from December 12, 1891 to December 28, 1892) |
| H.B.
Henderson |
December
28, 1892 to June 16, 1909 |
| I.C.
Newlin |
June
16, 1909 to October 1, 1920 |
| Rudolph
Hofman |
October 1, 1920 to February 1,
1923 |
| Byron
S. Huie |
February
1, 1923 to November 28, 1924 |
| Stanley
A. Brown |
November
28, 1924 to April 1, 1927 |
| A.L.
Putnam |
April
1, 1927 to April 1, 1929 |
| John
A. Reed |
April
1, 1929 to October 1, 1932 |
| William
Reeves, Jr. |
October
1, 1932 to April 1, 1933 |
| A.E.
Wilde |
April
1, 1933 to April 1, 1941 |
| Norris
W. Hartwell |
April
1, 1941 to December 31, 1965 |
| Dwight
D. Bonham |
December
31, 1965 to July 22, 1984 |
| Kenneth
H. McIlhenny (acting) |
July
22, 1984 to February 28, 1985 |
| Stanley
R. Hunt |
March
1, 1985 to March 1990 |
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(office
vacant from March 1990 to July 1, 1991) |
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State
Banking Commissioner
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Sue
E. Mecca |
July
1, 1991 to April 9, 1996 |
| Jeffrey
C. Vogel (acting) |
April
9, 1996 to June 28, 1996 |
| L.
Bruce Hendrickson |
June
28, 1996 to January 4, 2002 |
| Jeffrey
C. Vogel (acting) |
January
5, 2002 to February 18, 2002 |
| Jeffrey
C. Vogel |
February
19, 2002 to present |
January 25, 2011
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