2009-11-04bloomberg.com

"“Banks have lost their influence on consumer issues,” says Brian Gardner, an analyst monitoring Washington’s impact on financial services for the brokerage firm Keefe Bruyette & Woods Inc. Gardner says banks will retain their clout when it comes to more complex financial issues such as derivatives. “Folks on Capitol Hill still need to talk to the banks for the expertise on highly technical areas,” Gardner says."



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