Ben Bernanke actually said...

I agree that no individual and no institution should be exempt from paying for crimes that they commit.

Bernanke asserts accountability for financial institutions and individuals committing crimes.

02/25/2013

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Does this need to get done so that institutions know what the appropriate boundaries are?

I have--you know, it is easy to criticize, but the politics is very difficult.

I would very much like to have the confidence that we could close down a large institution without causing damage to the rest of the economy...

an important restraint on growth