Warren and Garcia bill would force regulators to investigate banks tied to Epstein; the Fed and OCC say they cannot comment on investigations
Warren and Garcia's bill would force bank regulators to release Epstein-related records and investigate banks and executives tied to him. Warren says regulators failed to act; the Fed and OCC say they cannot comment on investigations.
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Overview
Warren and Garcia are the top Democrats on the Senate Banking Committee and the House Oversight Committee. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky is the bill's only Republican sponsor. JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank have agreed to pay well over $400 million combined to settle lawsuits brought by Epstein's alleged victims, and New York's Department of Financial Services fined Deutsche Bank $150 million in 2020 over its relationship with Epstein. Banking Dive reports that the bill is not likely to pass this year.
People in this case
Elizabeth WarrenDirectly involved
Robert GarciaDirectly involved
Michelle W. BowmanCommented
Jonathan V. GouldCommented
Timeline
1 timeline entry on this page. Dates: October 16, 2026
October 2026
Warren says in a video that Wall Street executives helped finance Epstein's crimes
Claim
In a video on her official Senate channel, Warren says Wall Street executives helped finance Epstein's crimes for years, that regulators have refused to commit to investigating, and that Congress will act if the administration does not.
[01]Elizabeth Warren
Video posted October 16, 2026, on Sen. Elizabeth Warren's official Senate YouTube channel, the day after she introduced the Epstein Wall Street Records Act. Its description says Wall Street executives helped finance Epstein's crimes and that the Trump administration has failed to hold them accountable.
Wall Street executives helped finance Jeffrey Epstein's crimes for years. · Elizabeth WarrenFull video, 1:26
Claims
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What's disputed
Disputed claim
Wall Street executives helped finance Jeffrey Epstein's crimes for years, and the Trump administration has failed to hold them accountable.
What is disputed
Warren makes the claim in a video introducing the Epstein Wall Street Records Act. JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank have agreed to pay well over $400 million combined to settle lawsuits brought by Epstein's alleged victims, and New York's financial regulator fined Deutsche Bank $150 million in 2020. JPMorgan says it did not facilitate or knowingly enable illegal activity. The Fed and the OCC have told Warren they cannot comment on specific investigations.
Sources (3)
- Wall Street executives helped finance Jeffrey Epstein's crimes for years. · Elizabeth WarrenFull video, 1:26
- JPMorgan Chase letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, July 23, 2026 · JPMorgan Chase & Co.Full letter, 2 pages
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Elizabeth WarrenU.S. senator from Massachusetts and ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, in a press releaseDirectly involvedBefore this statement
Warren and Rep. Robert Garcia introduced the Epstein Wall Street Records Act, which would require federal financial regulators to disclose supervisory records related to Epstein and investigate banks and bankers connected to him.
"I have spent the last year calling on Donald Trump's financial regulators to launch investigations into the big banks and executives who may have enabled Jeffrey Epstein's horrific crimes"
CondemnedCase context: Warren and Garcia bill would force regulators to investigate banks tied to Epstein; the Fed and OCC say they cannot comment on investigations
Full statement and sources
Warren says she has spent a year asking Trump's financial regulators to investigate banks and executives who may have enabled Epstein's crimes, and that Congress must act because they have not.
After the statement
Warren adds that since the regulators have failed to act, Congress must. She also released the text of the bill and the regulators' responses to her requests.
Why this label?
Relative to whether banks and executives enabled Epstein and whether regulators have failed to act, Warren says the regulators have not acted on her requests and that Congress must step in.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
JPMorgan Chase & Co.Kathleen Mellody, head of federal government relations, in a letter to Sen. Elizabeth WarrenDirectly involvedBefore this statement
Warren had written to JPMorgan on July 10, 2026, about Jamie Dimon and Epstein. The bank's reply says Dimon never met or emailed Epstein and was not involved in any decision to have him as a client, and that with the benefit of hindsight any association with Epstein was a mistake.
"JPMC ended its banking relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in 2013. The Firm did not facilitate or knowingly enable illegal activity."
DeniedCase context: Warren and Garcia bill would force regulators to investigate banks tied to Epstein; the Fed and OCC say they cannot comment on investigations
Full statement and sources
JPMorgan tells Warren it ended its relationship with Epstein in 2013 and did not facilitate or knowingly enable illegal activity.
After the statement
The letter adds that the relationship ended before Epstein was charged by federal authorities and that information about his criminal behavior was available to law enforcement years earlier but was not shared with financial institutions or the public.
JPMorgan Chase letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, July 23, 2026 · JPMorgan Chase & Co.Full letter, 2 pagesWhy this label?
Relative to whether banks and their executives enabled Epstein's crimes, JPMorgan denies that it facilitated or knowingly enabled illegal activity, while saying that in hindsight any association with Epstein was a mistake.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Michelle W. BowmanFederal Reserve vice chair for supervision, in a letter to Sen. Elizabeth WarrenBefore this statement
Warren had asked the Fed and other regulators to investigate banks and executives connected to Epstein. American Banker reports that each regulator replied that it cannot disclose nonpublic supervisory information about financial institutions.
"I cannot confirm the existence of or otherwise comment on specific investigations"
Explicitly stayed outCase context: Warren and Garcia bill would force regulators to investigate banks tied to Epstein; the Fed and OCC say they cannot comment on investigations
Full statement and sources
Bowman tells Warren she cannot confirm or comment on any specific investigation.
After the statement
Warren released the letter along with the text of the Epstein Wall Street Records Act and the other regulators' responses to her request for investigations.
Why this label?
Relative to whether regulators have failed to investigate banks and executives tied to Epstein, Bowman declines to say whether the Fed is investigating.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Jonathan V. GouldComptroller of the Currency, in a letter to Sen. Elizabeth WarrenBefore this statement
Warren had asked federal regulators whether they had opened investigations into banks' connections to Epstein. Banking Dive reports that she was dissatisfied with the answers she received this year, and that Gould wrote to her in March.
"While it would be inappropriate for me to comment on any specific ongoing supervisory matter, I take any allegation of wrongdoing or abuse by banks or bank executives very seriously"
Explicitly stayed outCase context: Warren and Garcia bill would force regulators to investigate banks tied to Epstein; the Fed and OCC say they cannot comment on investigations
Full statement and sources
Gould tells Warren it would be inappropriate to comment on any specific supervisory matter but says he takes allegations of wrongdoing by banks or bank executives very seriously.
After the statement
Warren and Rep. Robert Garcia later introduced legislation that would compel regulators to investigate Epstein-connected banks and executives.
Why this label?
Relative to whether regulators have failed to investigate banks and executives tied to Epstein, Gould, answering Warren's letter on the matter, says it would be inappropriate to comment on any specific ongoing supervisory matter rather than saying whether the OCC has acted.
This label describes the statement's response within the context above.
Sources
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Original text
Epstein Wall Street Records Act one-pager
Relevant passage: Full document, 1 page
About this source
One-page summary of the Epstein Wall Street Records Act released by Warren's Senate Banking Committee office on October 15, 2026. It says the bill would require the Fed, FDIC, OCC and SEC to disclose Epstein-related supervisory records, investigate Epstein-connected institutions and executives, impose industry bars and penalties, and refer possible crimes to the Justice Department.
- Author
- Office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Senate Banking Committee minority
- Published
- Accessed
Original text
JPMorgan Chase letter to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, July 23, 2026
Relevant passage: Full letter, 2 pages
About this source
JPMorgan Chase's reply to Warren's July 10, 2026, letter about Jamie Dimon and Epstein, released by Warren's Senate Banking Committee office on October 15, 2026. The letter disputes Warren's account of Dimon's involvement and says the firm ended its relationship with Epstein in 2013.
- Author
- Kathleen Mellody, Head of Federal Government Relations, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
- Published
- Accessed
Original video
Wall Street executives helped finance Jeffrey Epstein's crimes for years.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Wall Street executives helped finance Jeffrey Epstein's crimes and announces the Epstein Wall Street Records Act, in a video posted to her official Senate YouTube channel on October 16, 2026.
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About this source
Video posted October 16, 2026, on Sen. Elizabeth Warren's official Senate YouTube channel, the day after she introduced the Epstein Wall Street Records Act. Its description says Wall Street executives helped finance Epstein's crimes and that the Trump administration has failed to hold them accountable.
- Author
- Senator Elizabeth Warren
- Published
- Accessed
Reporting
Epstein bill would push regulators to disclose bank probes
Relevant passage: Full article
About this source
Banking Dive report on the Epstein Wall Street Records Act. It quotes Warren's statement on the bill and the letters Warren received from Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman in June and Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould in March 2026.
- Author
- Dan Ennis
- Published
- Accessed
Reporting
Bill would force bank regulators to disclose Epstein records
Relevant passage: Full article
About this source
American Banker report on the Epstein Wall Street Records Act, introduced October 15, 2026. It quotes the press release statements of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Thomas Massie and Rep. Robert Garcia, Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman's June 12 letter to Warren and JPMorgan's letter to Warren.
- Author
- Kate Berry
- Published
- Accessed
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