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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo addresses the media before participating as an honorary grand marshall in the West Indian Day Parade in Brooklyn, New York
Acting DFS superintendent Anthony Albanese is quitting, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
His departure comes as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's search to replace Benjamin Lawsky drags on. Lawsky quit earlier this year, relinquishing his role to Albanese temporarily.
The Journal report says Cuomo's staff has sought to exert more control over DFS in the months since Lawsky departed. Albanese downplayed that speaking with the Journal, saying his role and tenure "was always intended to be a temporary position to help smooth the transition process."
With his exit, and no new superintendent known, it's not clear how the transition process is working.
Throughout Lawsky's tenure as head of DFS, he aggressively pursued cases on Wall Street and earned a reputation for cracking down on illegal behavior.
By the time Lawsky left, the DFS had issued a staggering $6 billion in fines to financial services firms over a four-year span.
Business Insider reached out to the governor's office and to the DFS; neither provided comment by publication time.