John Allison: “In theory community banks are supposed to be exempt, but in practice…”

On the recordApril 25, 2017

In theory community banks are supposed to be exempt, but in practice they are not, and that is just the way regulators act.

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Allison highlights the discrepancy between the intended exemption for community banks and regulatory practices.

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John Allison: “In theory community banks are supposed to be exempt, but in practice they are not, and that is just the way regulators…”