Davis Polk partner and Financial Institutions co-head Margaret Tahyar was quoted in Reuters discussing potential bank regulatory changes under the Trump administration. While the incoming administration will install new regulators at key agencies, Margaret tempers expectations for radical change.

“There will be changes of personnel at the top level and there will be more M&A, but the intensity of supervision and the focus on junk fees is unlikely to change much,” she said.

US banks to gain from looser capital, merger policies under Trump,” Reuters (November 7, 2024)