On March 3, 2010, the Department of the Treasury delivered to the Hill proposed legislative text to implement the “Volcker Rule” announced by the Obama Administration on January 21st. The following bullets briefly summarize the provisions of Treasury’s proposal, which takes the form of new sections 13 and 13a of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.

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