Sen. Elizabeth Warren Seeks Information From First Republic’s Former CEO

Letter to Michael Roffler asks for details on executive pay, management practices, regulatory stance

Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s work on federal banking policy dates back to the 2008 financial crisis. Photo: michael reynolds/Shutterstock

WASHINGTON—Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) has written to the former chief executive of failed First Republic Bank asking for more information on his and other executives’ pay, their support for rolling back bank regulations and management practices ahead of the bank’s collapse.

“You owe your customers and the public an explanation for the decisions that resulted in the costly failure of your bank,” Ms. Warren wrote to Michael Roffler, the CEO when the bank collapsed.

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