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The merger of BB&T and SunTrust will create America's sixth-largest retail bank by assets

 

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Why is Warren thinking of Banks? When she wants to make everything FREE!

It's not size of banks that is worrisome, it's the rich compensation systems that motivate C-suite executives to abandon all ethical standards. Banks have been committing crimes decade after decade. They must be closely regulated. In 2008 banks nearly destroyed the world economy.

This is what Dodd-Frank has wrought. Beware the unintended consequences of massive regulatory actions.

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