Friday, November 13, 2009

Plan to end Fed supervisory role draws fire


Former Federal Reserve officials, bankers and academics voiced opposition to a plan that would strip the US central bank of its supervisory role as Congress paused for breath on Wednesday for the Veterans Day holiday.

The Fed faces a considerable threat from critical members of Congress, particularly in the Senate, as crystallised in the financial regulatory reform bill presented on Tuesday by Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate banking committee.

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