Tom is a veteran regulatory compliance leader with more than 40 years of experience across banking, mortgage, and financial technology. A former examiner with both the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB), he brings deep supervisory insight and practical industry expertise to every engagement.

As Director of the US Regulatory Consulting at Wolters Kluwer Financial Services, Tom leads complex regulatory projects for banks, credit unions, fintechs, and non-bank financial services providers. His work spans compliance management system (CMS) evaluations, bank–fintech partnership oversight, Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) or Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reviews, fair lending analysis, third-party risk management, servicing and loss-mitigation assessments, complaint management, and examination readiness.

Tom previously held leadership roles with KPMG, BKD, Jefferson Wells International, Washington Mutual, Intuit, Bank One, and the Kentucky Bankers Association. He is a national speaker and published author on a wide range of regulatory topics.

He is a graduate of the University of Kentucky, the Graduate School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin, and the American Banks Association (ABA) National Compliance Schools, and he holds the CRCM designation.

 
Thomas Grundy Commentary

As GSEs prep for crypto, lenders test the non-QM waters
SEP 26, 2025

Dodd Frank Update Special Report: The intersection of banking and crypto regulation
SEP 24, 2025

The most notable 2025 audit updates so far
AUG 4, 2025

Fintech partnerships bring new questions to old practices
JUL 6, 2023

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