If Trump Stacks Its Board, He Demeans the Fed's Independence

Daniel Tarullo announced on Friday that he is resigning from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in early April, nearly five years before his term expires on January 31, 2022. Governor Tarullo, who was appointed by President Obama in 2009, led the effort to plug the holes in financial regulation that allowed the housing bubble and financial panic to occur. So his resignation comes at an inopportune time for those of us worried about Trump's plans for wholesale deregulation of the financial sector and the vulnerability to another financial crisis that comes with it.