Federal Reserve ‘Asleep at the Wheel’ in Banking Crisis: Senate Republicans

Federal Reserve ‘Asleep at the Wheel’ in Banking Crisis: Senate Republicans
A customer stands outside a shuttered Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) headquarters building in Santa Clara, Calif., on March 10, 2023. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Andrew Moran
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The Federal Reserve failed to use the tools at its disposal and was late in responding to the banking crisis, according to Senate Republicans.

The U.S. Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on Tuesday with Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chair Martin Gruenberg, and Treasury Undersecretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang.

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