Top Fed bank regulator Michael Barr to resign after Trump becomes president
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman for Supervision Michael Barr announced that he will step down from the powerful role in the coming weeks after President-elect Donald Trump enters office. Barr submitted ...
Banks, investors hope for lighter regulations after Fed's Michael Barr steps down
Bank stocks rose after Fed Vice Chair Michael Barr stepped down from his banking regulator role. Banks, investors are anticipating more lenient rules ...
Fed's Barr to resign early from regulatory job to avoid 'dispute' over role
Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve's top regulatory cop, said on Monday he will leave that post on Feb. 28, avoiding a potentially messy legal fight with President-elect Donald Trump who is now free to ...
Michael Barr Didn’t Want Legal Battle for Fed Job, Even If He Could Win
Michael Barr says his choice to step down from his role as Vice Chair for Supervision came down to the calculus that even winning a fight with the incoming Trump administration to stay would be a loss ...
Bank Stocks Surge After Fed’s Barr Steps Down From Vice Chair of Supervision Role
His decision to step down was fueled, in part, by the fact that a “risk of a dispute over the position” could be a distraction from the Fed’s mission of supervision and regulation of the financial ...
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Fed's Barr to resign early from regulatory job to avoid legal fight with Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Michael Barr, the Federal Reserve's top regulatory cop ... but planned to keep his seat on the Fed's Board of Governors. Barr told Congress in November that he intended to serve ...
With Barr's exit from regulatory role, Trump gets early chance to reshape Fed
Federal Reserve Vice Chair of Supervision Michael Barr's decision on Monday to resign early from his regulatory oversight role sets up an early test of how Donald Trump will try to shape the U.S.
Fed to hold rates steady at an unsteady moment
U.S. Federal Reserve policymakers meeting next week are expected to keep interest rates on hold but the larger story ...
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Michael Barr, the Fed's top regulator, to step down
"Michael Barr could have forced the Trump administration to jump over ... Peter Conti-Brown, a leading Fed scholar and professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, called Barr's ...
Wall Street notches another win as Fed's Barr clears the way for gentler banking regulator
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr said he plans to step down from his role by next month to avoid a protracted legal battle with the Trump administration. The announcement, a ...
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Michael Barr to step down as the Fed's head of banking supervision to avoid clash with Trump
Michael Barr's resignation from the position, which is formally called the vice chair for supervision, takes effect as of Feb. 28, though he will stay on as a governor on the Fed board.