The House Judiciary Committee today passed a bill that would create new provisions in the federal bankruptcy code to wind down a failing large bank with more than $50 billion in assets. The bipartisan bill, which cleared the committee unanimously, is intended to provide a bankruptcy code-based alternative to the Dodd-Frank Act’s orderly liquidation process. A similar bill passed the House in the last Congress.
Warsh to be sworn in as Fed chair on Friday
President Trump will host a swearing-in ceremony on Friday for incoming Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, according to a news report. Jerome Powell is currently serving as chair pro tempore.








