one person who knows both sides of that equation is sheila bair. bank with a big presence in the u.s. she joins me now in an exclusive interview. sheila, it's great to see you. >> thanks for having me. >> can we start with talking about what's happening with regard to foreign banks in the u.s. what's your take about the fed's new rule and how much more capital they have to hold? >> i am very supportive of those rules. i think it's important we have standalone laugh quiddity with the u.s. operations of these large foreign entities, many of which don't have high levels of capital so i applaud the fed. i have been supporting this move for a long time. they did give them a bit of a break, the foreign banking operations, they gave them a bit of a break on capital. they have a few years to get up to 3%. most of them are funding their repos with 0% capital, 100% leverage. it was a little out of control. it's a very positive thing. they're still getting a bit of a break on capital but i really applaud the fed on this. i applaud janet yellen and dan tur r t