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Richard Shelby: I do not believe either in the mortgage area or in the core things that threaten the stability of the system it is fair…

On the recordJune 17, 2009
I do not believe either in the mortgage area or in the core things that threaten the stability of the system it is fair to say that where those things were most acute, they were institutions that were under the Fed's supervision.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama

Editor's note · Context

Shelby argues that the Fed's supervision did not exacerbate financial risks.

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