Obama Considers Making Banks Pay Fees For New Regulations

Obama Considers Making Banks Pay Fees For New Regulations
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Aug. 14 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama's administration is considering raising fees on larger financial firms to help cover costs of new regulation by an agency set up to safeguard consumer financial products.

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