Tagged: saule omarova

December 7, 2021 @ 5:57 pm By JD Alois  |  

President Joe Biden has withdrawn the nomination of Saule Omarova to become the Comptroller of the Currency, according to a statement by the Whitehouse. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is an independent bureau under the US Department of Treasury and the lead… Read More

November 25, 2021 @ 9:48 am By JD Alois  |  

The confirmation of Saule Omarova, President Joe Biden’s selection to head the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) – the top bank regulator, appears to be doomed as multiple Democrat Senators have expressed to the Whitehouse they will not support the nominee. Omarova,… Read More

November 18, 2021 @ 7:42 pm By JD Alois  |  

  Saule Omarova testified in front of the Senate Banking Committee today and the challenging questions did not just come from Republican members as several Democrats queried the aspiring bank regulator with difficult queries as well. Omarova, a Cornell Law professor born in the former… Read More

November 17, 2021 @ 5:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), an independent bureau under the US Department of Treasury, is the lead bank regulator in the US. Managed by the Comptroller of the Currency, it is a key federal agency in approving or denying national bank… Read More

October 27, 2021 @ 5:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Representatives Patrick McHenry and James Comer have sent a letter to the Postmaster General slamming the US Postal Service’s “hidden” financial service pilot program. McHenry is the ranking Republican on the House Committee on Financial Services. Comer is the ranking Republican on the House Committee… Read More

September 24, 2021 @ 2:52 pm By JD Alois  |  

Congressman Patrick McHenry, the ranking minority member on the House Financial Services Committee and keen supporter of financial innovation, has issued a statement on the Biden’s Administration selection to manage the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Yesterday, President Biden announced he had selected… Read More

September 23, 2021 @ 4:49 pm By JD Alois  |  

Saule Omarova, a Cornell law professor, has been nominated to become the next Comptroller of the Currency – the head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency the bureau that regulates the nation’s federal banks. The selection had been widely rumored in advance… Read More