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Published in TZ Latest News 16 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff

Yellen says open to raising threshold for systemic banks

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday she was open to raising a threshold for determining a bank’s systemic importance and indicated that U.S. lenders had made progress in their submissions of so-called living will plans this month. The tacit nod of approval from the Fed chief is a good sign for Wall Street, as a rejection can be costly, though Yellen also made clear the U.S. central bank will not hesitate to reject certain plans when it completes its assessment.

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