15,000 Americans Tell Federal Reserve “No Thanks!” on TBTF Bank Merger of CIT Group and OneWest Bank
PROPOSED BANK MERGER SETS NEW RECORD FOR NUMBER OF AMERICANS OPPOSING ITYesterday, California community advocates, along with the Daily Kos, delivered over 15,000 petitions to the Federal Reserve, setting a new record for the number of individuals opposing a bank merger. The petition signers are urging the Fed to not approve of a proposed merger of CIT Group and OneWest Bank, which would create the newest Too Big To Fail bank. Advocates also gave the Federal Reserve a letter signed by 51 national and state organizations, urging the Fed to hold public hearings on the proposed merger,