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Catherine Cortez Masto: “Large banks have been fined a combined $160 billion since the crisis, yet recidivism continues and regulators have been…”

On the recordNovember 27, 2017
Large banks have been fined a combined $160 billion since the crisis, yet recidivism continues and regulators have been very reluctant to impose harsher penalties.
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Catherine Cortez Masto
Democratic · Nevada

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Cortez Masto questions the effectiveness of regulatory penalties on large banks.

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