Bank CEOs Win Round One: Lawmakers Land Few Blows as Diversity, Economy and Woke Capitalism Dominate House Session

Senators get their chance tomorrow

Well, it was extremely long, and there were fewer fireworks than many predicted. Both sides played to type. Questions from Democrats tended to focus on diversity and mortgage lending, while Republicans asked a lot about inflation, ESG and guns. If you were going to score today’s House Financial Services hearing, Round One went to the big bank CEOs. Even…