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Obama bank plan ‘could be law within months’

By Patrick Jenkins and Gillian Tett in Davos

Published: January 27 2010 16:03 | Last updated: January 27 2010 16:03

President Barack Obama’s proposals to rein in the US banking sector and its practices could be enacted into law within six months, according to a key congressional leader.

Barney Frank, chairman of the House of Representatives finance services committee and a linchpin of White House banking reform efforts, told the Financial Times that the proposals could be incorporated into legislation making its way through Congress.

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