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Janet Yellen: “I completely agree with you that community banks were not the source of the financial crisis, and my colleagues and I do…”

On the recordFebruary 3, 2014
I completely agree with you that community banks were not the source of the financial crisis, and my colleagues and I do not want to see them caught up in unnecessary regulatory burden.
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Janet Yellen
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Yellen acknowledges community banks' concerns about regulatory burdens post-financial crisis.

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