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Lloyd Bentsen: “What we are seeing is a situation that enables banks to shop for the most lenient Federal regulator.”

On the recordMarch 18, 2009
What we are seeing is a situation that enables banks to shop for the most lenient Federal regulator.
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Lloyd Bentsen
Texas

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Bentsen discussed regulatory arbitrage in financial regulation.

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