NU Online News Service, July 11, 4:57 p.m. EDT

Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., says large financial institutions such as insurers are running away from being labeled "systemically significant" even though one benefit would likely be a reduced cost of capital.

Frank made his comments in an appearance today at the National Press Club on the one-year anniversary of the Dodd-Frank financial services reform passage.

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