One of the reasons that we pushed forward for the passage of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Bill, as well as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, was because we needed someone at the helm that would have the dexterity and the flexibility to be able to move very quickly to address these new products.
Waters explains the need for regulatory agility in financial oversight.
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