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America’s regulatory state is failing — we can’t even give money away
By Tyler Cowen.
"Top U.S. banks have threatened to give the federal
government’s small-business rescue program a miss on concerns about
taking on too much financial and legal risk, five people with direct
knowledge of industry discussions told Reuters…
Their main concern is that the Treasury Department has said it
expects lenders to verify borrower eligibility, and take steps to
prevent fraud, money laundering and protect customer information under
the Bank Secrecy Act, sources said. Banks are worried they could face
regulatory penalties or legal costs down the line if things go awry in
the haste to get money out the door, or get blamed for not moving funds
fast enough if they perform due diligence the way they would in ordinary
times, the sources said."
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