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From Midweek:

As busy as she already is, Ann Teranishi still finds new ways to contribute to the common good. The latest endeavor for the president and CEO of American Savings Bank is representing Hawai‘i on the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council. With more than two decades of banking expertise, Teranishi believes she’s up to the task.

According to her, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco maintains three advisory councils: community depository institutions, economic and community. As part of the Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council, Teranishi will provide her perspective on the economy and lending conditions across the 12th District, which includes Hawai‘i.

Teranishi will help strengthen the dialogue between financial institutions and the Federal Reserve to ensure regional and local perspectives help inform monetary policy and regulatory decisions.

“I was deeply honored and very grateful for the opportunity,” says the Kāhala resident and Punahou School alumna. “It really is a privilege to do my best to represent Hawai‘i in these important conversations and analysis. I take the obligation very seriously.

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