Topic: Ben Bernanke
Appeals court rules bank loans can be disclosed
AP News
NY appeals court: Federal Reserve should reveal records about loans to private banksThe Federal Reserve must reveal documents identifying financial companies that received Fed loans to survive the financial crisis, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. A panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan said ...
Lawmaker seeks records on Fed Board stock ownership
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the House of Representatives' Oversight Committee said on Friday he had asked the Federal Reserve to provide all documents relating to a rule waiver that allowed then-New York Fed Board Chairman Stephen Friedman to hold and purchase stock in Goldman Sachs Gorup <GS.N ...
Bernanke defends Fed small bank supervision role
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Top central bankers present and past on Wednesday joined forces against a plan to strip the Fed of its oversight of smaller banks, saying the knowledge it gains from that role is vital to monetary policy. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urged lawmakers to reconsider an ...
Fed defends watchdog role
AFP American Edition
Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke called for his central bank to keep broad regulatory powers Wednesday, amid a fierce debate about how to police Wall Street. Bernanke told a US congressional committee that the Fed was best-placed to monitor much of the massive banking sector, as sweeping reforms -- backed by ...
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