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Podcast on Expectations of Government Support for Large Bank Holding Companies

Posted on July 31, 2014

The perception among investors and credit agencies that a bank is “too big to fail” may affect how that bank's holding company competes in financial markets.

Hear our podcast with Lawrance Evans, Jr., a director in GAO's Financial Markets and Community Investment team, who led a recent look at how expectations of government support affect large bank holding companies.

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