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Inside the epic fight over new banking regulations

Inside the epic fight over new banking regulations

Update: 2024-04-184
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After the financial crisis of 2008, regulators around the world agreed banks should have more of a cushion to weather hard times. Now, U.S. regulators are once again looking to update minimum capital requirements through a set of proposals called Basel III Endgame. Today, on the show, a blow-by-blow account of this battle between bankers and regulators.

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Inside the epic fight over new banking regulations

Inside the epic fight over new banking regulations