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Janet Yellen: “It is important to be clear, shareholders and debt holders of the failed banks are not being protected by the…”

On the recordMarch 22, 2023
It is important to be clear, shareholders and debt holders of the failed banks are not being protected by the government.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

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Yellen clarifies that the government will not protect shareholders of failed banks.

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