N.Y. Finance Chief Doesn’t Want to Be Remembered as ‘Sheriff’

Outgoing New York Superintendent of Financial Services says she wants to be remembered as a tough but fair regulator who worked to improve the financial lives of her state’s residents, not an Old West enforcer.

Vullo, who is set to depart the New York Department of Financial Services on Feb. 1, said that she has worn many hats in leading the state’s banking and insurance regulator for three years. The outgoing superintendent said her main job was to make sure that the state’s financial markets operated fairly for both consumers and companies, using enforcement judiciously when necessary.

“Please, do not ...