Banks ready to break free from regulations under Trump

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At an early February meeting with CEOs at the White House, President Trump previewed his administration’s efforts to cut financial regulations and explained the case for getting government bureaucrats out of banks.

Appearing with some of the most prestigious figures on Wall Street, including JPMorgan Chase head Jamie Dimon and Blackstone chief Stephen Schwarzman, Trump said he wanted to undo much of President Barack Obama’s 2010 financial reform law, passed in the wake of the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression.

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