Morning Scan: GE Wants to Drop SIFI Label; Bitcoin Founder Reveal?

04/01/16

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MetLife's Floodgates: The day after a federal judge sided with MetLife in its case against federal regulators regarding their designating the insurer as systemically important, another non-bank has filed to end regulatory oversight. General Electric wants to do away with Federal Reserve oversight, arguing it has scaled down its financial-services arm to the point where it no longer could pose a threat to the overall financial system. If GE's request is approved,...

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