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• Shelia Bair Concerned About Euro Zone Recession Thursday, 2 Feb 2012 | 3:43 PM ET

  Former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair said Thursday she believed Europe was heading into a recession, but she sounded confident about U.S. banks.

• ECB's Draghi Doing What He Needs To  Thursday, 2 Feb 2012 | 12:20 PM ET

  

  Sheila Bair, Pew Charitable Trusts and former FDIC chairman, discusses Europe's debt problems and says she doesn't see any sudden shocks out of Europe but the banks should have mandated higher capital. Also, the Fast Money traders weigh in on U.S. banks and whether the recent rally indicates banks are stable.

• Bair: Time to Break Up the Big Banks  Friday, 20 Jan 2012 | 4:33 PM ET

  

  Sheila Bair, former FDIC chair, discusses the Volcker Rule; the FDIC's stress test plan; and why, she believes it's time to break up the "too big to fail" banks.

• Bair: Start Over on Volcker Rule  Monday, 12 Dec 2011 | 4:15 PM ET

  

  CNBC's Maria Bartiromo speaks to Sheila Bair, Pew Charitable Trusts and former FDIC chairman, about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as a source to pay for the proposed extension of the payroll tax cut, the Volcker Rule and MF Global.

• The Mortgage Lending Lies Continue Monday, 5 Dec 2011 | 2:35 PM ET

  

  Every now and then I like to imagine a day on which everyone will have finally understood the contribution of the Community Reinvestment Act to the mortgage crisis.

• Sheila Bair: Rescuing Bear Stearns Was a Mistake Monday, 11 Jul 2011 | 12:42 PM ET

  

  In the panicky days of September 2008, a kind of conventional wisdom grew up in the minds of almost all of the Serious People. The failure to "rescue" Lehman Brothers, according to the Con Wiz, was an especially bad mistake on the part of regulators. The government should have arranged a distressed sale by back-stopping Lehman's assets against losses.

• Uncertain Leadership Strains Financial Overhaul Friday, 13 May 2011 | 7:59 AM ET

  

  As temporary leaders overhaul regulations, concerns are rising about their vulnerability to political pressure, the New York Times reports.

• Sheila Bair Stepping Down  Monday, 9 May 2011 | 4:01 PM ET

  

  Latest details and reaction to Sheila Bair's decision to leave the FDIC on July 8th, with CNBC's Eamon Javers and Ron Insana, CNBC contributor.

• FDIC Head Bair to Step Down Effective July 8 Monday, 9 May 2011 | 3:24 PM ET

  

  Sheila Bair is stepping down as chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. this summer, ending a five-year term in which she helped craft the government's response to the 2008 financial crisis.

• The FDIC Introduces New Risk Rules for Banks Tuesday, 29 Mar 2011 | 12:16 PM ET

  

  The new risk retention rules proposed by regulators today are far more stringent than major banks had hoped they would be.

• New Mortgage Rule Will Restore Confidence: Bair Monday, 28 Mar 2011 | 5:50 PM ET

  A controversial new rule that will require banks to retain risk on the mortgages they securitize will help bring back investor confidence in the market, FDIC chair Sheila Bair told CNBC Monday.

• Shaping Bank Regulation's Future  Monday, 28 Mar 2011 | 4:30 PM ET

  

  A look at pending regulations that could change the future of banking, and the efforts of banks to avoid or change them, with Sheila Bair, FDIC Chairman.

• All Signs Point to Improving Bank Sector: FDIC's Bair Tuesday, 22 Mar 2011 | 11:40 AM ET

  Credit quality and earnings are strengthening, meaning the banking sector is on the upswing, FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said Tuesday.

• White House Struggles to Fill Key Regulatory Positions Friday, 4 Mar 2011 | 2:23 AM ET

  

  The White House is struggling to fill key financial posts in the administration as a combination of Senate opposition and candidates’ reluctance to join up leaves critical positions empty. The FT reports.