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FDIC Chief Defends Staff Cuts, as Banking Overseers Trim Budgets

Also, Atkins' market structure road show; fireworks lacking at bank-fintech showdown

Dec 17, 2025
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Elon Musk may no longer be tormenting the federal workforce, but that hasn’t stopped the Trump administration’s bank regulators from enthusiastically embracing the DOGE ethos. The latest example: today’s FDIC meeting where the all-Republican board approved a 202…

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