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Small and midsize banks could get a big boost under new banking bill

Only the biggest financial institutions will be required to hold extra cash reserves to counterbalance risk.

A new banking bill expected to be signed into law this week by President Donald Trump will free banks with assets of $250 billion or less from costly regulations instituted after the financial crisis. And that could set off a wave of mergers among small banks.

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