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On the recordFebruary 2, 2010
I do hear that comment made secondhand via the small business owners. They say, well, the bank is telling me the regulators are breathing down their neck...
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Adam Schiff
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Schiff questions whether banks are using regulators as an excuse for conservative lending practices.

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