Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-03-20 22:46:11 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3F1E9FBB12D1BBE937909471D64B2ECE30ED39DE7CC151F77022D28A9508B5AF
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This is authors opinion so no note required. SVB CEO Greg Becker had pressed lawmakers in Congress to lessen regulation that placed higher scrutiny on certain banks. By 2018, his bank had spent roughly $500,000 to lobby for the changes that Trump ultimately signed into law https://www.newsweek.com/trump-era-roll-back-bank-regulations-resurfaces-amid-svb-collapse-1787112
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