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On the recordMay 11, 2011
I believe that the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) should designate any nonbank financial company if the FSOC determines that material financial distress at the nonbank financial company... could pose a threat to the financial stability of the United States.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Bernanke emphasizes the criteria for designating nonbank financial companies as systemically significant.

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