The full roster included JPMorgan Chase 's Jamie Dimon, BNY Mellon 's Charles Scharf, Bank of America 's Brian Moynihan, Goldman Sachs ' David Solomon, Morgan Stanley 's James Gorman, Citigroup 's Michael Corbat and State Street Corporation 's Ronald O'Hanley. The topics of discussion included everything from the state of the financial system to guns, and from cryptos to executive compensation. Some lawmakers defended the actions of the banks and executives, pointing to job creation, for example, while others criticized pay gaps that represented chasms between what the CEOs and more junior employees made in terms of take-home pay. By the end of the questioning, even Representative Patrick McHenry, the panel's top Republican, admitted that the meeting had substance.