Federal Reserve press conference, 2020-01-29 — Chair Jerome Powell

Question (Nancy Marshall-Genzer, Marketplace): And is there a chance that banks could take this and run and maybe even get involved in mortgage-backed securities again and risky investments?
Answer: You know, we’ll—we think that what we’re doing is—is very consistent with safety and soundness and absolutely consistent with the letter and spirit of the Volcker rule. We’ll be—we’ll be getting comments from people, and we’ll be looking into that question, among many others.