Salazar-Antonio

Antonio Salazar is the commissioner of the Maryland Department Financial Regulation. Commissioner Salazar is an attorney with a distinguished 39-year career in the banking and financial services sector. He is currently serving his eighth year as Maryland’s Commissioner of Financial Regulation. Under his leadership, Maryland’s consumer financial protection agency oversees the chartering, licensing, and supervision of all state-chartered depository institutions and financial service providers. As Maryland’s financial regulator, Commissioner Salazar is an active member of CSBS, where he serves as Chair of the Board of Directors and is a member of the Non-Depository Supervisory Committee. He maintains regular contact with federal regulatory authorities, other state bank regulators, and state and federal legislators. Committed to strengthening community banks and the dual banking system, he has led his office in early adoption of the State Examination System, sponsored various financial service model laws such as the Model Money Transmission Act, and achieved accreditation as a banking, mortgage, and money service business regulatory agency. His office has also championed the Maryland Access to Banking Act, incentivizing community bank investments in underbanked communities. In addition to his regulatory duties, Commissioner Salazar is a member of the Maryland Commission on Financial Education and Capability. He is honored to be a part of the AIR TechSprint judging team.