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rejected the Treasury Select Committee ‘s regulations to introduce stricter small business borrower protections for the banking industry. ” Earlier this year, the U.K.
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The union that represents the employees has said that if acting head Mick Mulvaney moves to restructure with job cuts, the agency will take action. Reuters reported that in response to the Treasury Committee, the former business owners alleged that the FCA had been “unable to handle” complaints against those large FIs.
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