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FDIC Backs Ban On Some Risky Bank Trades

by Jim Zarroli, NPR
October 12, 2011

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has approved the first draft of a rule aimed at stopping federally-insured banks from carrying out certain trades with their own money. The measure still has to be approved by other agencies including the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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  • Morning Edition, October 12, 2011
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