About the Commissioner

Charles A. Vice
Commissioner
Department of Financial Institutions
1025 Capital Center Drive, Suite 200
Frankfort, KY  40601
502-573-3390
Charles.Vice@ky.gov

Charles A. Vice, 40, of Winchester, was appointed commissioner of the Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) effective Aug. 16, 2008. As the commissioner of DFI, Vice has responsibility for the regulatory oversight of all state-chartered financial institutions, which includes examinations, licensing of financial professionals, registration of securities and enforcement.

Vice has been a bank examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) for 18 years, serving the Lexington field office. During his tenure with FDIC, Vice served as the office's expert on subprime lending and capital markets. He was in charge of the examination of numerous troubled financial institutions and of the information technology operations of three other banks. His awards have included the 2007 FDIC Chicago Region employee of the year.

Vice holds a Bachelor of Science in finance from the University of Southern Mississippi. He also successfully completed the Louisiana State University Graduate School of Banking program.

Department of Financial Institutions
1025 Capital Center Drive
Suite 200
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-573-3390
Toll free: 800-223-2579
Fax: 502-573-0086
E-mail: kfi@ky.gov