Senators Sanders, Warren Call on Leading Banks to Ramp Up Loans
Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Bernie Sanders have called out the country’s biggest banks, saying they are putting profits for shareholders and executives ahead of the needs of everyday Americans. In a joint move, the two senators wrote letters to the Chief Executive Officers of the top six banks urging them to lend more to households and businesses instead of focusing on dividends and stock buybacks. The criticism came after American banks announced in July that they would be increasing dividends and buying back billions of dollars’ worth of their own stock. These announcements followed the Federal Reserve’s annual stress…