TITLE

Financial modernization: Maybe Congress will just let it happen

AUTHOR(S)
Byrne, Alfred J.T.
PUB. DATE
May 1997
SOURCE
American Banker;5/16/1997, Vol. 162 Issue 94, p3
SOURCE TYPE
Trade Publication
DOC. TYPE
Editorial
ABSTRACT
Opinion. Discusses efforts by bank regulators in the United States to strike a balance between regulatory and banking business concerns. Congressional reaction to the efforts of banking agencies; Modifications to the rule prohibiting the union of commercial and investment banking; Steps taken to deal with concerns of another round of bank bailouts financed by taxpayers.
ACCESSION #
9706242190

Tags: BANKING industry -- Government policy

 

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