Michael Barr confirmed as Fed’s top banking regulator
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Aaron Nicodemus2022-07-13T21:10:00
Michael Barr, a professor and former top official at the Treasury Department, was confirmed by the Senate as vice chair for supervision at the Federal Reserve.
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