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The system worked: The optimal number of bank failures is not zero

By Timothy P. Carney
Published March 29, 2023 5:06pm ET
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The system worked: The optimal number of bank failures is not zero
Silicon Valley Bank’s failure and Signature Bank’s collapse are the fallout of inadequate regulation, many liberals argue. Todd Phillips at the Roosevelt Institute writes this: “Due to the rollback of several key Dodd-Frank provisions and an emphasis by lawmakers in 2018 that midsize banks receive lighter oversight than large banks, regulators did not supervise these […]


Silicon Valley Bank’s failure and Signature Bank’s collapse are the fallout of inadequate regulation, many liberals argue.

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