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Ben Bernanke: “During initial Senate consideration of financial regulatory reform legislation, I was very concerned that…”

On the recordJuly 20, 2010
During initial Senate consideration of financial regulatory reform legislation, I was very concerned that State-chartered community banks and small-and medium-sized bank holding companies would no longer be able to choose supervision from the Federal Reserve.
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Ben Bernanke
Republican · South Carolina

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Bernanke expressed concerns about regulatory reform affecting community banks' supervision options.

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