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Michael S. Barr: It was our judgment collectively on the Federal Reserve Board, and an unanimous decision of the FDIC and the Treasury…

On the recordMarch 28, 2023
It was our judgment collectively on the Federal Reserve Board, and an unanimous decision of the FDIC and the Treasury Secretary, that we needed to do that to protect contagion from infecting healthy banks in the system.
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Michael S. Barr

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Barr explains the rationale behind protecting bank deposits during a crisis.

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