US lawmakers grill bank CEOs for the first time since financial crisis

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WASHINGTON: Chief executives of some of the largest US banks appeared before Congress on Wednesday (Apr 10), giving lawmakers their first ...

WASHINGTON: Chief executives of some of the largest US banks appeared before Congress on Wednesday , giving lawmakers their first opportunity to grill the lenders since the 2007-2009 financial crisis.

Still, bank executives got a few chances to flag hoped-for talking points like their positive contribution to the economy when Republican lawmakers quizzed them on more systemic issues. David Solomon, president and chief operating officer of Goldman Sachs, at the Bloomberg Global Business forum in New York on Sep 26, 2018. Morgan Stanley Chairman and Chief Executive James Gorman at the Institute of International Finance Annual Meeting in Washington on Oct 10, 2014.

Citi's Corbat declined to comment, citing an ongoing investigation into the matter. The Bank of America and Morgan Stanley CEOs said they had conducted internal investigations and did not find any suspicious activity. Some Republican lawmakers criticized such policies on Wednesday, with Representative Bill Posey cautioning banks against withholding financing from legal business and Representative Sean Duffy accusing Bank of America of denying Americans their Second Amendment rights.

Since the crisis, the country's largest banks have added more than US$800 billion in capital to bolster the financial system.

 

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