Opinion | Pass the Recoup Act, bipartisan bill to claw back failed bank CEO pay
Passing the Recoup Act would signal bank leaders that recklessness will have consequences.
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Passing the Recoup Act would signal bank leaders that recklessness will have consequences.
Bipartisan proposal would fine executives up to $3 million and claw back two years' worth of their compensation.
A bipartisan Senate duo is poised to advance legislation allowing federal regulators to seize the pay of top executives at failed banks.
Banks are highly regulated, compelled to ongoing reporting and subject to strict regulation and legislative tomes like Dodd-Frank. There are a battery of regulatory bodies overseeing them, from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to the Federal Reserve Bank, the Department of the Treasury, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, and others.
White House sought measure after three lenders collapsed this year