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Political Gabfest: Go Ahead, Call It A Bailout

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Is the 2018 Easing of Regulations on Mid-Sized Banks a Bailout?

Sally Kohn: The easing of regulations on mid-sized banks played a role in SVB's collapse. She says the law already would have given everyone who had less than $250,000 in the bank all their money back. But it made sure that people who had more than $ 250,000 got their money back and worried other banks might follow suit. Kohn: Why is it that we keep finding ourselves in this situation in which we under regulate banks?

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