Thursday, April 30, 2009

Regulator accused of complacency


The FSA is accused of letting societies expand into "dangerous" areas

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has been accused of complacency in its dealings with building societies.

Liberal Democrat Treasury spokesman Vince Cable has asked FSA chairman Lord Turner to investigate the accusation made by a former FSA supervisor.

Poorly qualified FSA officials allowed building societies to expand into risky areas, he had told Mr Cable.

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