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Ayanna Pressley: “The 2018 deregulation law specifically made it easy for SVB and Signature Bank to engage in risky management practices.”

On the recordMarch 28, 2023
The 2018 deregulation law specifically made it easy for SVB and Signature Bank to engage in risky management practices.
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Ayanna Pressley
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Pressley blames the 2018 deregulation for contributing to the bank failures.

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