Karin Bearss Vice President, Supervision, Regulation, and Credit

As the head of the Consumer Affairs section, Karin has responsibility for consumer compliance supervision of district state member banks. She participates in a number of consumer compliance-related Federal Reserve System initiatives, including serving on the advisory board for its Consumer Compliance Outlook publication.

Karin began her career at the Bank as a consumer compliance examiner and held a variety of positions within Consumer Affairs before being promoted to her leadership responsibility in 2011.

Karin holds a B.A. in journalism and political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a J.D. from the University of Minnesota Law School.

September 2020