Richard H. Neiman

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Richard H. Neiman
43rd New York Superintendent of Banks
In office
March 5, 2007 – May 6, 2011
Appointed byEliot Spitzer
GovernorEliot Spitzer
David Paterson
Preceded byDiana Taylor
Succeeded byRegina A. Stone (acting)
Personal details
Born1951 (age 72–73)[1]
EducationAmerican University (BA)
Emory University (JD)

Richard H. Neiman (born 1951) is an American financial advisor and attorney who served as the 43rd Superintendent of Banks of New York, managing the New York State Banking Department.

Education

Neiman received his bachelor's degree from

juris doctor from the Emory University School of Law in 1975.[2]

Career

Neiman began his career with the

Ameritrade
in 2006.

On November 14, 2008 Neiman was appointed by United States House of Representatives Speaker

.

In October 2010, Neiman joined the Executive Committee to coordinate the 50 state Attorneys General and 39 state banking agencies investigating allegations of the use of fraudulent documentation by mortgage servicers in the foreclosure process.[3] Neiman is also one of the three bank regulators participating with 12 Attorneys General in the State Foreclosure Prevention Working Group, a multi-state task force established in 2007 seeking to reduce the number of unnecessary foreclosures by encouraging loan modifications and other sustainable long-term solutions by mortgage servicers.[4][5]

Prior to joining the

TD Bank, N.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank.. He was appointed to serve as the Superintendent of Banks by then-Governor Eliot Spitzer, succeeding Diana Taylor. While Superintendent, his authority over mortgage lending and servicing greatly expanded with new laws in 2008 and 2009.[6][7][8]

Neiman stepped down from the

Neiman chairs the Foreign Bank Regulatory Committee of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors. He also chairs New York State's HALT (Halt Abusive Lending Transactions) Task Force to address housing and foreclosure issues in New York. He has testified before Congress several times regarding foreclosure mitigation.[10]

Neiman is on the Board of Directors and a Vice President of the Henry Street Settlement, one of New York’s oldest social services organizations and provider of shelters for the homeless. He also serves on the Board of the Harlem Educational Activities Fund, a mentoring and college preparatory organization serving students in Harlem and Washington Heights.[11]

He received the Foreign Policy Association Medal for Public Service in 2010 and the Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy Distinguished Public Services Award in 2009.[12][13]

References

Further reading

  • Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity
    . New York, New York, 2020

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