Stitt Appoints Thompson to Ninth Term

The Oklahoma State Banking Department is pleased to announce the reappointment of Commissioner Mick Thompson by Governor Kevin Stitt. The Oklahoma Senate confirmed Thompson to serve his ninth term as Oklahoma Bank Commissioner. The term will expire on September 1, 2028.

Mick Thompson, a former Poteau banker, was appointed Oklahoma Bank Commissioner on September 1, 1992, by Governor David Walters.  He was subsequently reappointed by Governors Frank Keating, Brad Henry, Mary Fallin, and  J. Kevin Stitt.   Commissioner Thompson has held this position longer than any other bank commissioner in US history.  He comes to the position with experience as executive vice president of Central National Bank in Poteau from 1977 to 1990. 

Thompson was a state representative from Poteau from 1976 to 1984, serving as chairman of the House Banking and Finance Committee, majority floor leader from 1983-84, and a member of the Appropriations and Budget Committee.  During his tenure as chairman of the Banking and Finance Committee, the Oklahoma Legislature enacted the state’s first branch banking and multi-bank holding company laws. Thompson also served as the director of legislative and governmental relations for Governor David Walters’ Office.      

Thompson earned a bachelor’s degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant. He earned a master’s degree in education from Northeastern State University, Tahlequah, as well as a graduate degree in banking from the University of Colorado in Boulder.

Awards received by Commissioner Thompson include, among others, The Graduate School of Banking at Colorado James C. Scarboro Memorial Award in 2005.  Additionally, Thompson was inducted into the Oklahoma Bankers Association’s Oklahoma Bankers Hall of Fame in December 2019.

Thompson served as president of the Oklahoma Community Bankers Association from 1988 to 1990 and was chairman of the Oklahoma Development Finance Authority from 1988 to 1989.

In May 2003, Thompson was named Chairman of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS).  He has served as a member and Chairman of the CSBS Legislative Committee.  He has also served CSBS as Chairman and Vice Chairman of District IV, a member of the national accreditation board, and as chairman of the CSBS Nominating Committee.

Thompson also served on the Board of Trustees of the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado and currently serves as Advisor to the Board.

In addition, Commissioner Thompson has been a member of the State Liaison Committee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examinations Council (FFIEC), Washington, D.C., and is currently Chairman Emeritus of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, Washington, D.C.

Thompson and his wife, Peggy, make their home in Edmond, Oklahoma.  They have three grown children and four grandchildren.