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Maxine Waters: “SVB didn't have to hold capital because a decade ago, our regulators, led by Trump, deviated from the Basel III…”

On the recordNovember 6, 2023
SVB didn't have to hold capital because a decade ago, our regulators, led by Trump, deviated from the Basel III framework.
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Maxine Waters
Democratic · California

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Waters discusses regulatory failures that contributed to the Silicon Valley Bank collapse.

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