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On the recordFebruary 4, 2014
What can you do as regulators to prod the banks into making those small- and medium-sized business loans, instead of using all their capital on Wall Street?
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman questions regulators about encouraging banks to lend to small businesses rather than focusing on Wall Street.

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