FDIC Chair Jelena McWilliams to resign after partisan feud
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Aaron Nicodemus2022-01-04T16:37:00
Jelena McWilliams will resign as chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Feb. 4, following a public clash with Democratic members of the board regarding bank mergers.
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