With the influx of big federal money into the banks coming out of the crisis, many have wondered whether or not these banks have a fiduciary responsibility to the American economy. Matt Koppenheffer reveals the answer below, as well as one bank, Wells Fargo (WFC 0.54%) that he admires today.
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Should Big Banks Be Serving the American Economy?
With Uncle Sam owning big chucks of banks after the crisis, where should their loyalties lie?
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Matt is the head of the Coverage Team for The Motely Fool's premium products. Previously, he was the GM of Motley Fool Ascent, led The Motley Fool Deutschland, and has been an investor on various Fool services. Matt is a heavy user of AI tools and is working on harnessing them to help Fool members.
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