Key Points
- Schmid has held positions at the Federal Deposit Insurance plan Corporation and Mutual of Omaha Lender, which he helped create.
- Schmid will serve the remainder of George’s five-calendar year expression helming the Kansas Town Fed.
Veteran banker Jeffrey Schmid picked to lead Kansas Metropolis Fed
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