I mentioned it earlier, but let me mention again the Waters amendment which we adopted in the committee, which requires Federal regulators to convene meetings of community leaders, depository institutions and other interested parties to explore ways of replacing a branch that is closing with adequate facilities to replace it.
Discussing the Waters amendment related to closing bank branches.
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