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On the recordJune 14, 2017
So after the financial crisis, Congress determined that banks with more than $50 billion in assets... posed a greater risk to the economy than community banks and credit unions.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren explains the rationale behind stricter regulations for large banks post-financial crisis.

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