Sheila Bair, former chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., in 2023.Bloomberg News The former Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Tuesday said she is concerned that the current push to deregulate banks could lead to a calamity in the financial system down the road. Bair, speaking before the Brookings Institution Tuesday, expressed concern […]
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Bloomberg News Cara Petersen, the principal deputy enforcement director at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, has resigned from the agency, stating in an email to staff that the bureau’s leadership under the Trump administration has “no intention to enforce the law in any meaningful way.” On Tuesday, Petersen sent an email to the CFPB’s enforcement
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Regulators decision to lift Wells Fargo’s asset cap after seven years leaves the San Francisco-based bank better positioned for growth but won’t result in significant near-term gains, CFO Michael Santomassimo said.Eric Thayer/Bloomberg Wells Fargo has more flexibility, and its bankers can go about their business in a more “front-footed” fashion, now the Federal Reserve has
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