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Bank Powers: Bank Holding Company Securities Subsidiaries' Market Activities Update

GGD-91-131 Published: Sep 20, 1991. Publicly Released: Sep 20, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO investigated bank holding company subsidiaries' bank-ineligible securities underwriting activities, focusing on: (1) the number of firms involved in such activities and the volume of their activities and their assets, revenues, and capital; and (2) regulatory revisions proposed by the Federal Reserve.

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