Tag: Regulation

Obstacles to Reform in the Banking Industry

Filed in National by on January 10, 2010 5 Comments

On Bill Moyers Journal, he recently talked about the state of the playing field for getting real regulatory reform done for financial institutions with David Corn and Kevin Drum. This was a great discussion and one that every one of us who cares about getting this done should carefully watch. Because what they are laying out here is how regulatory reform for banks is being gutted before our eyes.

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Obama Announces New Regulatory Plan

Filed in National by on June 18, 2009 16 Comments

Yesterday the Obama administration released its plan for new regulations of the banking and finance industry. The President’s plan will: Require that all financial firms that pose a significant risk to the financial system at large are subjected to strong consolidated supervision and regulation Increase market discipline and transparency to make our markets strong enough […]

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