Linda Charity Named Interim Head of Financial Regulation

Linda Charity was introduced by Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet as the interim commissioner of the Florida Office of Financial Regulation on Tuesday.

Charity, who is the offices director of the Division of Financial Institutions and has been with the office since 1979, will serve while a replacement is sought for Tom Grady. Grady resigned after eight months in the post to take the interim president position with Citizens Property Insurance Corp.

This is Charity's second stint as interim commissioner, serving in that position in 2009.