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Ben Bernanke: “The government can provide various incentives, encouragements, to banks to do what in many cases is really in their own…”

On the recordDecember 2, 2009
The government can provide various incentives, encouragements, to banks to do what in many cases is really in their own interest.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke discusses government incentives for banks to serve unbanked communities.

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