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Stegall only allowed the two to be run under the same roof...

I think "only" is dismissive of the whole point, which is that they have been intertwined from a regulatory standpoint, arguably undermining the regulation of each.

Why keep money in a mattress when the FDIC and its insurance is backed by the full faith of the USGovt?

The mattress alternative is a patent strawman, but FDIC insurance hardly protects against all the damage a bank failure causes its depositors. What's the average amount of time between a bank failing to pay its depositors and the FDIC paying a claim?



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