Acting State Bank Commissioner
Kara Hunter
As of June 2, 2025, Kara Hunter began serving as Colorado’s Acting State Bank Commissioner, responsible for the regulation of state-chartered commercial banks, trust companies, licensed money transmitters, and the Public Deposit Protection Act under the Colorado State Banking Board’s policy and rule-making authority.
Ms. Hunter has been with the Colorado Division of Banking since 1998, serving as Director of Operations from 2001 and Deputy State Bank Commissioner from January 2020. Throughout her tenure, she has provided strategic and operational leadership, managing regulatory programs, budget oversight, and staff supervision, while acting as a key advisor on complex regulatory issues and coordinating with federal agencies.
Before joining the Division, she was a senior examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City - Denver Branch, where she began her career as a bank examiner trainee in 1989.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Political Science from Augustana College – Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
