Adam had the headline earlier:

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More detail from Reuters now:

  • People familiar with the White House’s process said administration officials may fill one of the remaining openings with someone with banking experience, as opposed to an economist.
  • Two sources said the administration is considering Diana Preston, a lawyer who recently left a post at the American Bankers Association, which represents many small banks.
  • A separate source familiar with the process said officials are looking at Rebeca Romero Rainey, who runs a small bank in New Mexico, and Ann Marie Mehlum, who headed an Oregon-based bank before joining a federal small-business agency last year.
  • The White House did not respond to requests for comment