On the recordJanuary 6, 2011
We do not want banks making bad loans. That is how we got in trouble in the first place.
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congress.govWe do not want banks making bad loans. That is how we got in trouble in the first place.
Bernanke discusses the balance needed in lending practices to avoid past mistakes.
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