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Financial Services Forum Commends Chairman Scott for Introducing the Financial Integrity and Regulation Management Act
“This bill will create a more predictable regulatory environment, allowing banks to best serve customers in a safe and sound financial system.”
Washington, D.C. – Financial Services Forum President and CEO Kevin Fromer issued the following statement after Republican Senate Banking Committee members, led by Chairman Tim Scott (R-S.C.) introduced legislation to remove reputational risk as a measure used by federal banking agencies to supervise financial institutions:
“We thank Chairman Scott for introducing the Financial Integrity and Regulation Management Act. This bill would provide needed clarity for a more predictable regulatory environment so that banks can best serve their customers in a safe and sound financial system. Any initiative to ground supervision on objective measures of financial and material risk is a step in the right direction.”
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