House Financial Services Chairman Asks Banks To Design ‘Alternatives’ To Wall Street Reform Restrictions: House Financial Services Chairman Spencer Bachus (R-AL) — who said that, in his view, Washington’s role is “to serve the banks” — has put out a call to the financial industry to suggest “legislative alternatives” to the Volcker Rule, which is aimed at reining in banks’ risky trading: A top Republican lawmaker on Tuesday asked [...]/p