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Janet Yellen told bank CEOs more mergers may be necessary, sources say
During Thursday’s meeting with the CEOs of large banks, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told executives that more bank mergers may be necessary as the industry continues to navigate through a crisis, two people familiar with the matter told CNN. The comments from Yellen provide further evidence that Biden officials are starting to warm up to the idea of bank mergers despite concerns from progressives and the administration’s own scrutiny of corporate concentration. The worst banking crisis since 2008, marked by a series of bank failures, plunging stock prices and concern about the business model of regional and ... (full story)