noise the committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. This hearing is entitled Holding Wells Fargo Accountable and ceo perspectives for the bank that broke americas trust. I now recognize myself for five minutes with an Opening Statement. Today, wells far go ceo, charles scharf, will testify before the committee about how he plans to end wells fargo egregious battle of abuse. Hes the third wells fargo ceo to testify before this committee and less than three and a half years. I will note that each time wells fargo ceo testified before this committee, he has resigned soon thereafter. Mr. Charles scharf, you have taken on a massive challenge and while i certainly wish you luck, it is clear to this committee that the bank you inherited is essentially a flawless organization that has caused widespread harm to millions of consumers around the nation. Wells fargo has opened 3. 5 million fraudulent accounts with their
noise the committee will come to order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare recess of the committee at any time. This hearing is entitled Holding Wells Fargo Accountable and ceo perspectives for the bank that broke americas trust. I now recognize myself for five minutes with an Opening Statement. Today, wells far go ceo, charles scharf, will testify before the committee about how he plans to end wells fargo egregious battle of abuse. Hes the third wells fargo ceo to testify before this committee and less than three and a half years. I will note that each time wells fargo ceo testified before this committee, he has resigned soon thereafter. Mr. Charles scharf, you have taken on a massive challenge and while i certainly wish you luck, it is clear to this committee that the bank you inherited is essentially a flawless organization that has caused widespread harm to millions of consumers around the nation. Wells fargo has opened 3. 5 million fraudulent accounts with their
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the committee will come to order. The gentleman from illinois mr. Foster is recognized for five minutes. Thank you, madam chairman. Mr. Scharf, iraq with the concerns my colleagues on this committee about the extensive shortcomings of west fargo over a number of years past and do hope you are as committed and as successful in turning your dash as you stated in your testimony. Id like to bring up the issue of dreamers. This is ang issue that hits cle to home. Last summer a dreamer from illinois filed suit because he was wrongfully denied an auto loan because of his daca status. I was glad to see some of the changes that wells fargo has decided to implement recently including its plan to provide Daca Recipients with credit products, education loans and mortgages. I cannot emphasize enough how important this commitment is and hope you worked work diligentlo implement this new policy. Because this release is one
Order. Without objection, the chair is authorized to declare a recess of the committee at any time. This hearing is entitled Monetary Policy and the state of the economy. I now recognize myself for four minutes to give an Opening Statement. Id like to welcome back chairman powell. As i discussed earlier, and at our last hearing with you, i remain very concerned about the president s efforts to interfere with the feds independent Monetary Policy. A recent news story noted that trump has tweeted over 100 times about the fed since your nomination. Many of those tweets appear to be attempting to exercise pressure on the fed. Chairman powell, you and the fed board of governors must not be swayed by these aggressive tactics in upholding the feds independence you should be mindful of public perception. Of course, trump continues to try to claim credit for Economic Growth that was put in motion by the policies of president obama Congressional Democrats and the Federal Reserve, irresponsible tr
Costs in the slowing economy. The loan prime rate tracks credit of trustworthy customers. Shery we will discuss the crackdown by social media giants and what they called a china backed effort to undermine the protests in hong kong. First, lets get you started with a quick check of how the markets closed the monday session in the u. S. The s p 500 gaining more than 1 for a second session. Every sector in the green, led higher by energy and tech stocks. Oil rallying after a drone attack in saudi arabia. That really highlighting middle east tensions in the oil market. The dow gaining 250 points. The nasdaq up 1. 4 . More optimism over the trade fund. That is filtering in through the u. S. Dollar which was higher throughout the session. Taken to another level, the highest this year after the boston chief eric rosenkrantz sounded a more hawkish tone. See how things are shaping up for the as markets. Sophie asian futures are trading mixed with tech very much in focus after semis rallied on w