Financial Regulation

The Republican Retreat From Market-Based Regulation

By Mark Thoma

During the debate over the repeal of Obamacare, Republicans made frequent reference to their desire for a “free market” for health care. This is consistent with the GOP’s long-standing support of...
Who’s Watching Wall Street? The Feds Turn a Blind Eye to Goldman’s Game

By David Dayen

Why are House Republicans working so hard to repeal Wall Street reform when regulators have shown so much willingness to neglect tougher laws?
You Get What You Pay For: Banks Spent Billions on Lobbying During the Election

By Pete Schroeder, Reuters

Banks and other financial companies expecting big benefits from Republican-led deregulation spent record amounts on lobbying in the last election cycle, according to an advocacy group report released...
The One Way Trump’s Administration Really Is a Fine-Tuned Machine

By David Dayen

The government-by-mood-ring fluctuations of the Trump presidency have corrected the myth that politicians conjure up devious plans to manipulate the public years in advance. It’s beyond clear that...
Trump the Populist Is Trying to Hobble a Champion of the Little Guy

By Ciro Scotti

After being bested by Hillary Clinton in a primary contest that saw the deck stacked against him by the Clinton Machine, Bernie is back in the Senate doing what he has always done for the past 30-odd...

Overhauling Dodd-Frank May Not Succeed, but Also May Not Matter

By Liz Peek

Nancy Pelosi says President Trump’s call to reshape Dodd-Frank is a “massive con” and that he is putting #WallStreetFirst. Sadly, she has set the tone for Congressional Democrats, siding with...
Populist on the Trail, Trump Pivots Toward the Banking Industry

By Rob Garver

After a campaign spent railing against his opponent’s connections to Wall Street banks and promising to stand up for ordinary Americans against the moneyed interests holding them back, President...
In the Trump Administration, Credibility May be a Problem

By Mark Thoma

As a department chair at a university, you learn that a promise from the Dean or anyone else in the administration is good for about five years. That’s approximately how long Deans last, on average,...
Here’s Who Wins With Trump’s Order to Slash Regulations

By Rob Garver

Trump on Monday morning signed an executive order on Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs. The order is unquestionably a gift to the business community, which constantly complains of...
How the GOP Could Wipe Out Federal Regulations in One Easy Step

By Rob Garver

A new interpretation of an old law may allow Republicans to wipe out decades of federal regulations. Congressional Republicans have been eager to dismantle many of former president Barack Obama’s...

Frank: Financial Overhaul Holding Up Well

By Brady Dennis, The Washington Post

Far-reaching legislation intended to remake the nation’s financial regulatory system is “holding up very well” despite efforts to undermine new rules and underfund the agencies implementing them, one...
Big Banks Balk at Higher Capital Standards

By John Berry, The Fiscal Times

The nation’s largest banks are strongly resisting efforts by the Federal Reserve and other regulatory agencies to impose stringent new capital standards, which proponents say will make “too big to...
Political Stalemate Threatens New Consumer Agency

By YLAN Q. MUI, The Washington Post

Just weeks before its official launch, the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in danger, hamstrung by a partisan standoff that has ground work on Capitol Hill to a virtual halt.
Extreme Bank Regulation—the Key to A Lousy Economy

By Liz Peek

Isn’t it funny how the subprime real estate crisis became The Great Bank Robbery? That almost nothing -- except maybe sexting teenagers – can clobber a reputation faster than defending the Wall...
CEO Pay Still Bloated Despite Financial Reform

By Theo Francis, The Fiscal Times

Say on Pay, a provision in the Dodd-Frank financial reform act that requires shareholder votes on executive compensation, was greeted with much fanfare but so far hasn’t resulted in significant...

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