U.S. President Barack Obama (R) listens after announcing his nomination of Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to a second term, in Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts in this August 25, 2009 file photo. Before the financial crisis erupted in 2008, executive pay was hardly a front-burner issue at the U.S. Federal Reserve. To match FINANCIAL/PAY-FED-POLITICS REUTERS/Brian Snyder/Files (UNITED STATES POLITICS BUSINESS)