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12/9/2021

Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with the Bank Policy Institute | U.S. Department of the Tr…

Readout: Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting with
the Bank Policy Institute
December 8, 2021

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met with the board of the Bank
Policy Institute (BPI) today to discuss the state of the economy and the Biden-Harris
economic agenda.
Secretary Yellen highlighted the progress of the economic recovery and discussed how the
newly passed bipartisan infrastructure law will help increase long term economic growth and
American competitiveness. She also stressed the importance of passing President Bidenʼs
Build Back Better Act to lower costs for families, boost labor force participation, and tackle
vital issues, like climate change. In addition to listening to the perspectives of CEOs in
attendance, she stressed the urgent need for Congress to raise or suspend the debt limit and
noted the progress being made on Capitol Hill to protect the full faith and credit of the
United States.
The participants also discussed the Presidentʼs Working Group on Financial Marketsʼ recent
report on stablecoins and the need to put in place a regulatory framework for these digital
assets.
The attendees included:
Ignacio Alvarez, Esq., President and CEO, Popular, Inc.
Greg Baer, President and CEO, Bank Policy Institute
Jean- Laurent Bonnafé, Director and CEO, BNP Paribas
Kevin Cronin, President and CEO, MUFG Americas Holdings Corporation
William S. Demchak, President & CEO, PNC Financial Services Group
Victor Dodig, President and CEO, CIBC
Richard Fairbank, Chairman and CEO, Capital One Financial Corporation
Christopher M. Gorman, Chairman, CEO and President, KeyCorp
Roger Hochschild, President & CEO, Discover
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Bryan Jordan, President & CEO, First Horizon Corporation
Bharat Masrani, Group President and CEO, TD Bank Group
Kanetsugu Mike, Chairman MUFG
Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO, Bank of America
Michael OʼGrady, Chairman and CEO, Northern Trust
Michael Roberts, President and President, CEO and Executive Director, HSBC North
America Holdings Inc.
Javier Rodríguez Soler, Global Head of Sustainability, BBVA
Charlie Scharf, President and CEO, Wells Fargo & Company
Bruce Van Saun, Chairman and CEO, Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
Timothy H. Wennes, President and CEO, Santander Bank
Darryl White, CEO, BMO Financial Group

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