POLITICO Why Yellen’s Wall Street windfall is getting a pass The former Fed chair's past comments help explain why many Democrats are confident she won’t be beholden to financial interests. Treasury Secretary-nominee Janet Yellen's financial disclosures show that she earned a total of $7 million in fees over the past two years. | Charles Krupa/AP Photo Updated: Link Copied Treasury Secretary-nominee Janet Yellen’s revelation that she received more than $5 million in speaking fees from financial firms raised concern among some progressives that she’s too cozy with Wall Street. But a review of her public remarks suggests the opposite: She wants to crack down on key areas of finance instead.