Exclusive: SEC official dissented on BNP Paribas waiver
Source: Reuters
An official at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission broke ranks with other commissioners and voted against granting BNP Paribas a waiver to continue operating several investment advisory units in the United States.
Kara Stein, a Democratic SEC commissioner who has recently demanded more accountability for big banks who break the law, was the sole dissenting vote on Monday on the temporary waiver, according to a document made public this week.
BNP's application was granted the same day that BNP, France's largest bank, pleaded guilty to criminal charges it violated U.S. sanctions and agreed to pay a $9 billion penalty.
The temporary waiver will become permanent, unless an "interested person" in the matter is granted a hearing. The deadline for requesting a hearing is July 25.
Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/03/us-bnp-paribas-waiver-exclusive-idUSKBN0F72DO20140703
Not the first such dissent from Stein. see: http://www.democraticunderground.com/101691962
