Trump’s Fed candidate withdraws as nominations slow

Published March 8, 2017 8:13pm ET



President Trump’s reported favorite for a top post overseeing banks withdrew himself from consideration Wednesday, highlighting the deficit Trump faces in staffing up key financial posts.

David Nason, the CEO of GE Energy Financial Services, confirmed that he had taken himself out of the running to be nominated for the Federal Reserve’s vice chairman for supervision.

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