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Maxine Waters: “I was encouraged when the Fed took action under then-Chair Janet Yellen and initiated a strong enforcement action…”

On the recordApril 16, 2018
I was encouraged when the Fed took action under then-Chair Janet Yellen and initiated a strong enforcement action against Wells Fargo for its egregious consumer abuses.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters commends the Fed's actions against Wells Fargo for consumer protection.

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