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Banking Groups Complain Of 'Unfair' Pay Clawbacks

Posted 09.05.2011

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HuffPost Update: The FDIC approved a rule Wednesday that allows regulators to claw back up to two years of Wall Street executives' pay if they are fou...

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Rift Widens Between Federal, State Officials On Foreclosure Reform

The Huffington Post | Maxwell Strachan | Posted 06.12.2011

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The rift continues to widen between state and federal officials over foreclosure reform. Since the 50 state attorneys general first issued their pr...

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Bernanke: Regulators Can Handle 'Too Big To Fail' Banks

The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said on Thursday that regulators could now handle the collapse of a "too big to fail" bank. The next day, presenting a new r...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Top Bank Regulator Changes Tune, Now Calls For Independent Consumer Agency

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

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This story has been updated After months of criticizing the Obama administration's proposal to create a consumer-focused agency dedicated to protecti...

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Shahien Nasiripour

'New Dems' Extract Big Win For Big Banks

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

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The compromise reached late Wednesday between pro-reform House Democrats and the banker-friendly wing of the party could significantly weaken consumer...

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Credit Cards or Credit Crash? The Assault on Consumers Continues

Georges Ugeux | Posted 05.25.2011

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Georges Ugeux

Banks' behavior demonstrates that their refusal to act responsibly is endless and that they certainly have not learned their lesson. We need a consumer finance agency to protect credit card holders.

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Why Sen. Dodd's Opposition to the Federal Reserve is Ill-Conceived

Georges Ugeux | Posted 05.25.2011

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Georges Ugeux

Had Senate Banking Committee's Chairman Chris Dodd's proposal been effective before the crisis, where would we be today?

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Shahien Nasiripour

Trading Profits Up 11 Percent For Banks; JPMorgan Chase Leads The Way

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

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Despite controversy surrounding the financial instruments known as derivatives -- and legislation that might finally start to regulate them -- the nat...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Federal Reserve Loses Expanded Powers Proposed By Obama Administration

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

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The pushback against an omnipotent Federal Reserve keeps growing. A top Congressional leader said Thursday that the Fed will not have the power to ov...

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Change FICO Credit Scoring to Stimulate Economy and Address Housing and Banking Crisis

Ronald B. Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ronald B. Robinson

Republicans are proposing a 4% home mortgage Ponzi scheme that's the modern day version of "40 acres and a mule." It's every bit the false promise that dashed the hopes of ex-slaves after the Civil War.

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President Obama: Sign New Emancipation Proclamation to Free Us From Debt Slavery and Free-up the Economy

Ronald B. Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ronald B. Robinson

Mr. President, help us create "a more perfect Union" from the "bottom-up." You can be the Lincoln of our times and free us from the greed and "top-down" bondage that has brought us here.

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