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Bank of Amazon? Regulator Floats Idea of Merging Banks and Commerce

  • Acting OCC chief Noreika raises the issue in New York speech
  • He questions separation’s ‘usefulness for today’s economy’

Photographer: John Taggart/Bloomberg

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Bank of Amazon. Facebook Financial. Wal-Bank.

Amid intense lobbying by financial firms, U.S. policy makers for years have rejected attempts by big companies to muscle in on banking.