One problem, of course, is that within an environment as large and complicated as the financial services industry there are a lot of competing self interests.

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"Competition among the regulators helps to create the best regulatory environment, " says Scott Talbott, a lobbyist with the Financial Services Roundtable, which represents industry heavyweights like JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and Citigroup.

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