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On the recordMarch 18, 2015
No, I do not, because we have agencies that will not give help that literally I have had folks that have said, 'I have called an agency and said 'Does this count?' and they said, 'Well, we will determine that when we come out to inspect.' At that point they say it is too late.
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James Lankford
Republican · Oklahoma

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Lankford expresses frustration over agencies not providing timely guidance to community banks.

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