July 12, 2016
John Allison, BB&T Center Executive-in-Residence, testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services on July 12, 2016.
Mr. Allison, who was the longest serving CEO of a major financial institution at the time of the 2008-era financial crisis, offered his perspective as a lender and bank leader during that challenging credit and regulatory environment.
The full text of Mr. Allison’s testimony is available on CATO’s website (Mr. Allison was the CEO of the CATO Institute prior to rejoining the School of Business at Wake Forest in 2015). Video clips from his testimony are also available below.