NU Online News Service, April 15, 11:53 a.m. EDT

The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee says he is concerned that the designation of non-banks as systemically important may have the unintended effect of making them viewed as "too big to fail."

Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., made his comments during a subcommittee hearing on the Financial Stability Oversight Council.

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