
How U.S. Regulators Can Help Community and Regional Banks Address Climate-Related Financial Risks
Federal banking regulators should incorporate climate-related guidance, information, and analysis in their oversight of small and midsize banks.
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Lilith Fellowes-Granda is a senior policy analyst for Financial Regulation and Corporate Governance on the Inclusive Economy team at American Progress. Prior to joining American Progress, she was assistant vice president of government relations and regulatory policy at Barclays, where she analyzed a broad portfolio of policies pertaining to prudential, financial markets and consumer regulation.
Fellowes-Granda earned a master’s of public policy from the London School of Economics, where she researched and wrote about climate finance and climate-related financial regulation. She holds a bachelor’s in political science from Rutgers University.
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