The 55-year-old Bernanke was appointed Fed chairman by Republican President George W.Bush, and took office in February,2006.

VOA: standard.2009.08.25

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke says some misaligned pay systems encouraged executives to take excessive risks.

VOA: standard.2009.10.22

But Fed chairman Ben Bernanke countered, saying the central bank's expertise in setting monetary policy makes it uniquely qualified to identify risks to the financial system.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

But former Fed Chairman, now White House adviser, Paul Volcker disagreed.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17

Under legislation proposed by Senate Banking Chairman Christopher Dodd, the Fed would be given more power to regulate large financial institutions but would no longer supervise smaller banks, those with assets under 50 billion dollars.

VOA: standard.2010.03.17