Hsu Steps Up: OCC Chief's Policy Flurry Makes Waves and Provokes Consternation

Also, Michael Barr's (non-banking) reading list.

[Note to readers: Capitol Account will be off tomorrow for Good Friday.]

In an administration full of hard-charging regulators, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu has stood out mostly for not making waves. But in one of the more intriguing U-turns in financial policy, the mild-mannered ex-Fed staffer has recently been popping up everywhere, o…