Risk Is Just Fine, U.S. Government Tells Wall Street Lenders

Debt has been growing far faster than the U.S. economy, which is about a third bigger than at the end of 2007.

By Sally Bakewell | March 01, 2018 at 01:51 PM

The U.S. government is hammering home the message to Wall Street banks that it's okay to dial up the risk when lending to companies.

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