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With banking regulations becoming more strict, it may be hard for small banks to stay afloat. What are federal regulators doing to keep community banks competitive?

The Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access of the Committee on Small Business met Thursday morning to address concerns surrounding the regulatory effect on small banks.

Speaking at the sixth interagency outreach meeting on The Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act (EGRPRA) of 1996, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry outlined specific legislative proposals that have been introduced to reduce regulatory burden on smaller banks.