Mr Shelby argues that this could push Banks to accommodate consumers at the expense of the Banks' safety and soundness.

但谢尔比认为这样将会使得银行以自身的安全和稳定为代价来迎合消费者的偏好。

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Privy to superior information, banks can charge hefty fees and drive up their own profits at the expense of clients who are induced to take on risks they don’t fully understand—a form of rent seeking.

由于信息不对称，银行可以收取大额的费用，并通过客户支付费用抬高他们自己的收益，而客户在完全不知情的情况下被诱导而承担风险——这是一种寻租形式。

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Even if it did everything else right, Germany's overreliance on exports at the expense of consumer spending has proved a grave weakness in a downturn (see article); its Banks also look weak.

即便其他各方面都无可挑剔，德国牺牲居民消费换来的对于出口的过度依赖在经济衰退中被证明是一个严重的弱点。(见文章)；德国各家银行看起来也很虚弱。

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These changes will give bank customers more clout, allowing people effortlessly to find the best deals, mainly at the expense of banks' profits.

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But a new obstacle has arisen: Congress has approved two bills whose effect is to reverse the recent repeal of a bankruptcy law which favoured debtors at the expense of banks.

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The myth of Swiss banks having grown fat at the expense of Holocaust victims does not stand alone.

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