On December 13, the FDIC announced that its board of directors has approved a $2.18 billion operating budget for 2017, representing a 2.4 percent decrease from 2016 and a 46 percent decrease from its peak funding in 2010 at the height of the financial crisis. Commenting on the budget and staffing levels, FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg said, “This is the seventh consecutive reduction in the FDIC’s annual operating budget. These reductions are made possible by continuing steady improvement in the health of the U.S. banking industry.”