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Maxine Waters: “Now, doesn't the fact that the FSOC has only designated four non-banks as SIFIs since 2010 confirm that the FSOC is not…”

On the recordMarch 27, 2017
Now, doesn't the fact that the FSOC has only designated four non-banks as SIFIs since 2010 confirm that the FSOC is not arbitrarily imposing SIFI designations on all non-bank financial firms, but instead acting responsibly to protect taxpayers and our financial system from another devastating financial crisis?
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Waters highlights the limited SIFI designations to argue FSOC acts responsibly.

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