Treasury Department Seeking New Powers For Fed
Mar 28, 2008 - The Treasury Department will propose on Monday that Congress give the Federal Reserve broad authority to oversee financial market stability, in effect allowing it to send SWAT teams into any corner of the industry or any institution that might pose a risk to the overall system.
The proposal is part of a sweeping blueprint to overhaul the country's hodge-podge of regulatory agencies, which many…

