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Article: New Cop on Bank Beat? Not the Fed, Try Treasury.(Washington)
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- American Banker
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- October 27, 2009
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Byline: Cheyenne Hopkins
WASHINGTON - When critics of regulatory reform say the legislation would concentrate too much power in one agency they are usually talking about the Federal Reserve Board.
Maybe they should be focusing on the Treasury Department.
Under various proposals being weighed in Congress, the Treasury could end up overseeing systemic risk, deciding when the government exercises unprecedented resolution powers over giant companies and gaining veto power over what is now the Fed's free hand to aid failing firms.
Some observers say giving the administration such a direct role in overseeing the financial markets would ...