Chopra urges DOJ to reject ‘current failed approach’ to bank mergers

Alex Wilts

19 October 2020

Wikipedia Commons/Federal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission member Rohit Chopra has urged the Department of Justice to strengthen its banking merger guidelines, warning that its current approach to reviewing deals in that sector ignores systemic risks and non-price related harms.

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Chopra urges DOJ to reject ‘current failed approach’ to bank mergers

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