John Munn
Director of Banking & Finance
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John Munn was appointed Director of the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance (NDBF) by Governor Mike Johanns in January, 2005, and continues as Director in the administration of Governor Dave Heineman. The Department supervises state-chartered financial institutions, registered and licensed financial entities including mortgage banking, delayed deposit service companies and the securities industry in Nebraska.

A native Nebraskan, Munn graduated from Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, in 1970 with a B.A. in Education. He taught high school mathematics before beginning his 29-year Nebraska banking career. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of First National Bank and Trust of Syracuse at the time of his appointment as Director in 2005.

A graduate of the Colorado Graduate School of Banking (1980) and the American Bankers Association Trust School (1999), Munn was an instructor for and board member of the Schools of Banking, Inc., a joint venture of the Kansas and Nebraska Bankers Associations. He served the Nebraska Bankers Association as a board member and chair of its Government Relations Committee.

While Director of NDBF, Munn has served on the boards of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS) and the Education Foundation of State Bank Supervisors. In 2008, Nebraska was one of the first seven states to participate in the National Mortgage Licensing System created by CSBS and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators.

Munn chaired the 2006 launch of the Nebraska Quarter, organizing corporate financial support and coordinating a state-wide educational effort and three launch celebrations. He is a board member of the Nebraska Educational Finance Authority and the Nebraska Electronic Transfer System. He is also a member of the Advisory Board for the University of Nebraska at Omaha, Department of Banking, Finance and Law. Munn is a frequent speaker at Nebraska universities, discussing financial supervision with students and faculty and encouraging students to consider careers in the Nebraska financial industry and state government.

Munn was elected Chairman of the State Liaison Committee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) in February, 2008, and represents state financial regulators on the Council.