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Pat Toomey: “If any institution engages in activities like securities financing transactions, those activities should…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2014
If any institution engages in activities like securities financing transactions, those activities should absolutely--absolutely--be subject to the same capital rules as banks.
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Pat Toomey
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Toomey emphasizes the need for capital rules for risky financial activities.

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