Acting Chairman Mark Wetjen today made the following statement of support on the interim final rule adopted by the CFTC and the other Volcker Rule agencies:
“I support the interim final rule adopted by the CFTC and the other Volcker Rule agencies. The Commission believed it was important to join the other agencies in ensuring community banks are protected, as Congress directed, from restrictions in the Volcker Rule intended to lower the risk of large financial institutions.”
