# Jon Auxier

> Jon Auxier is a Salt Lake City banking executive whose career has moved through audit, treasury and finance leadership into the demanding work of organizing digital banks. After senior roles at EY, Goldman Sachs and Green Dot, he became corporate treasurer of SoFi Technologies and CFO of SoFi Bank, helping implement SoFi's national bank charter. He joined Mercury in 2025 as chief banking officer and now serves as CEO and president of Mercury Bank, N.A. (in organization), which received preliminary conditional OCC approval in April 2026 and conditional FDIC deposit-insurance approval in September 2026.

- **Role:** Chief Banking Officer at Mercury; CEO and President of Mercury Bank, N.A. (in Organization)
- **Organizations:** Mercury, Mercury Bank, N.A. (in Organization), SoFi, Green Dot Corporation, Goldman Sachs, EY
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Economics, University of Utah
- **Known for:** Helped lead the application and implementation of SoFi's national bank charter., Led corporate treasury at SoFi Technologies through its transition to a public company and changing interest-rate and liquidity environments., Named organizer, CEO and director of Mercury Bank, N.A. in the OCC's preliminary conditional approval decision.

## Career timeline

- **2008-2012** — Worked at EY, advancing to senior associate.
- **2012-2017** — Held controllers and corporate treasury roles at Goldman Sachs, ultimately serving as vice president.
- **2017-2018** — Served as director of Treasury and Bank FP&A at Green Dot Corporation.
- **2018-2023** — Joined SoFi as corporate treasurer, later adding strategic finance leadership and the CFO role at SoFi Bank; helped implement SoFi's national bank charter.
- **2023** — Left SoFi after five years, citing the charter strategy, public-company transition, difficult rate and liquidity environments, and development of the treasury team among the period's accomplishments.
- **2025** — Joined Mercury as chief banking officer and was named proposed CEO and president of Mercury Bank, N.A.
- **2026-04** — The OCC granted preliminary conditional approval to establish Mercury Bank and listed Jonathan Auxier as organizer, CEO and director.
- **2026-09** — Mercury Bank received conditional FDIC approval for deposit insurance; further approvals and final authorization were still required before opening.

## Achievements

- Helped lead the application and implementation of SoFi's national bank charter.
- Led corporate treasury at SoFi Technologies through its transition to a public company and changing interest-rate and liquidity environments.
- Named organizer, CEO and director of Mercury Bank, N.A. in the OCC's preliminary conditional approval decision.
- Advanced Mercury Bank through conditional approvals from the OCC and FDIC in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Mercury Bank received conditional FDIC approval for deposit insurance, while Federal Reserve approval and final OCC authorization remained outstanding.
- **2026-09** — Auxier appeared at Lithic Overlook in Park City for a session titled 'Twice Through the Charter: Building Mercury Bank.'
- **2026-09** — Auxier was listed for a Philadelphia Fed fintech conference panel on the transition from fintech to regulated banking institutions.
- **2026-04** — The OCC granted preliminary conditional approval for Mercury Bank, naming Auxier organizer, CEO and director.
- **2025-12** — Mercury announced Auxier as chief banking officer and proposed CEO and president of Mercury Bank when it filed its charter and deposit-insurance applications.

## Links

- Website: https://mercury.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-auxier-a1aab43a

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Last updated: 2026-09-27