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Jeff Merkley: “Do you think it would make more sense to have the holding companies and the banks under the same regulatory agency?”

On the recordAugust 3, 2009
Do you think it would make more sense to have the holding companies and the banks under the same regulatory agency?
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the regulatory structure for banks and holding companies.

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