Fed May Gain More Financial Oversight: Some Worry Plan Would Give Bank Too Much Power

The Washington Post reports:

Congress is moving to create strong new oversight of the financial sector that would likely give the Federal Reserve authority to examine the workings of a wide range of companies in an attempt to address one of the key failures that led to the financial crisis.

But the initiative, which could be finalized in the House by spring, is raising concerns about whether it would muddy the Fed's traditional mission and concentrate too much power in a single federal body.

When central planning has failed: Congress wants more.