Fed’s Dudley Signals a Shift Toward Bank Reform

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Nov. 26 (Bloomberg) -- This is now the standard line fromWall Street lobbyists: Don’t worry about “too big to fail”financial institutions because the Dodd-Frank Act fixed theproblem.

The implication is that Congress should relax and not pushany additional changes, such as capping the size of our largestbanks in a meaningful way or forcing them to simplify theirlegal structures. If regulators lack support on Capitol Hill,they won’t try as hard.