If nominated, the new chairman of bank overseer FDIC could support less regulation

Annie Baxter Jun 20, 2017

If nominated, the new chairman of bank overseer FDIC could support less regulation

Annie Baxter Jun 20, 2017

The board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which regulates many of the country’s smaller banks and oversees the “living wills” of larger banks, could soon have a new chairman. President Trump plans to tap long-time Republican congressional staffer James Clinger for the role, which would require congressional approval. What could change at the FDIC under a new chair?

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