US Treasury Outlines Regulatory Agenda

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Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics

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The Obama administration is proposing an extensive overhaul of financial regulations in an effort to prevent a repeat of the banking crisis that toppled large institutions last year and sent the global economy into a tailspin.   Among the recommendations outlined by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Thursday are sweeping new powers to take over major financial institutions such as AIG.

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