Oklahoma Treasurer Adds Bank to Blacklist Weeks After It Sold Higher Ed Bonds
Oklahoma Treasurer Todd Russ added global bank Barclays to his list of financial firms thought to be discriminating against the oil and gas industry just weeks after it led the sale of $230 million in bonds for the University of Oklahoma.
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