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September 28, 2016

Janet Yellen: “Possible” But “Extremely Challenging” For Big Banks to Follow Laws

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said that she believes the largest banks in the country can legally exist, days before a handful of them are due to submit reports to the Fed that could lead to their breaking-up. “We believe it is possible, even though it is extremely challenging for [these] organizations to comply with the law,” she said, in testimony before the House Financial Services Committee. Yellen made the remarks in response to questions about Wells Fargo that had been asked by Rep. Brad…

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F.B.I. Chief Pleads Ignorance on Police Shooting Numbers

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The Director of the FBI claimed that he doesn’t know if there’s a problem of police killing civilians in the US because the government doesn’t collect enough data on the issue. James Comey told the House Judiciary Committee that he expects the FBI will have a database up and running within two years to track all incidents of individuals killed during encounters with law enforcement. Until then, though, the Director alleged that the current debate is “uninformed.” “We’re having passionate important conversations in this country about…

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