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Some Institutions Are Too Big to Succeed

Harlan Green | Posted 05.24.2012

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Harlan Green

Whether out of ignorance or not understanding the ramifications of such high risk derivative hedges, CEOs such as JP Morgan Chase's Jamie Dimond apparently have little control over the trades such as caused the $2 billion loss.

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The Dog That Didn't Bark: Obama on JPMorgan

Robert Reich | Posted 05.16.2012

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Robert Reich

Obama does have a choice. He can assail Romney's character but he can also take on the system that allows private-equity managers, as well as Wall Street's biggest banks, to continue to make huge profits at the expense of average Americans.

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Matt Taibbi: How Wall Street Killed Financial Reform

Rolling Stone | Posted 05.10.2012

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Two years ago, when he signed the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, President Barack Obama bragged that he'd dealt a crushing...

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Paul Ryan: Paul Ryan Is Totally Wrong About Bank Reform

The Huffington Post | Mark Gongloff | Posted 05.10.2012

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Who is that handsome socialist from Wisconsin, and what has he done with Rep. Paul Ryan? A Bloomberg View piece on Wednesday in support of the Volc...

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Watchdog Probing Whether Overdraft Programs Go Far Enough

Posted 04.20.2012

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The top consumer watchdog is scrutinizing big banks to see if their overdraft protection policies are doing enough to keep Americans from unwittingly ...

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Citigroup CEO, Directors Sued For Outsized Executive Pay Packages

Reuters | Posted 04.21.2012

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* Lawsuit follows rejection of CEO Pandit's pay package * Directors accused of breach of fiduciary duties April 20 (Reut...

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The Banks Have Two Years To Get Ready For The Volcker Rule

Reuters | Posted 04.20.2012

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* Fed clarifies 2-year compliance period for Volcker rule * Fed has said may miss July deadline to finalize rule * Delay...

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CEO Pay Rising Less Quickly Due To Shareholder Discontent: Study

Reuters | Posted 04.20.2012

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* CEO pay rose 14 pct in 2011 vs 23 pct in 2010 * AFL-CIO presidents says Citigroup pay vote "a bell-ringer" * Mutual fu...

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On 'Too Big To Fail,' Dodd-Frank Is Too Small To Work

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 04.06.2012

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As policymakers continue to spar over how much the nation's big banks should be reined in, many people have lost faith in the idea that it will ever h...

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Finance industry makes up nearly half of pro-Romney super PAC's donations

The Center for Public Integrity | Posted 04.02.2012

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By Alexandra Duszak and Rachael Marcus, iWatch NewsLast summer, hedge fund pioneer Julian Robertson made the maximum $2,500 contribution to Mitt Rom...

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Here's Another Financial Regulation Under Assault

Mark Gongloff | Posted 05.27.2012

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Mark Gongloff

Amnesia is bipartisan. The one thing, apparently, that can get Democrats and Republicans working together is a desire to wreck protections for the economy and investors that were put in place not long ago.

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It Pays To Oppose The Volcker Rule

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.27.2012

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Why haven't more lawmakers insisted on strict financial regulation? Maybe because that's not where the money is. Members of Congress who have calle...

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Goldman Backlash Good News For Volcker Rule

Reuters | Posted 05.15.2012

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* Departing exec's editorial calls out treatment of clients * Reform advocates say shows need for tough Volcker rule * S...

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Still Waiting On That CEO Pay Rule, Guys

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.14.2012

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You know your boss makes more than you. But do you know how much more? The architects of the Dodd-Frank act would like you to know. That's why they...

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So About That Socialism Thing...

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 03.07.2012

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Tired of giving business to big banks? Maybe you can become the state's customer instead. More U.S. states are exploring the possibility of establi...

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Banks and Congress Grapple With Stubborn, Stupid Facts

Michael Winship | Posted 05.07.2012

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Michael Winship

Witness the resistance to facts on the part of banking institutions and certain members of the congressional leadership, despite regulations demanding that they allow facts and figures to be reported, information that could keep us from the edge of yet another economic meltdown.

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Too Big to Fail and the Volcker Rule

Ted Kaufman | Posted 05.05.2012

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Ted Kaufman

Universal agreement on a goal -- no possibility of a future bank bailout -- doesn't necessarily mean that goal will be achieved. Our major banks are still too big to fail.

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Marcus Baram

Dodd-Frank Rule Vote Delayed Again

HuffingtonPost.com | Marcus Baram | Posted 02.22.2012

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In what is becoming a troubling pattern, financial regulators have yet again delayed a vote on a crucial provision of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Commo...

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Ex-SEC Commissioner On Dodd-Frank: 'This Is Not A Recipe For Strong Regulation'

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 02.22.2012

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Dodd-Frank isn't stopping this baby from going under once again. That's according to at least one former commissioner of the Securities and Exchan...

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With Trillions On the Table Nobody Plays Fair, and Everyone Plays for Keeps

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 04.22.2012

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Janet Tavakoli

Since 2008, we've seen example after stunning international example of no-strings-attached socialization of losses and privatization of gains. Nothing has changed for the better, because big money interests like it this way.

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Fed Official's Relationship Status: It's Complicated With The Volcker Rule

Reuters | Posted 04.17.2012

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* Fed bank supervisor says rule presents big challenge * Telling market making from prop. trading may be hardest * 17,00...

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Where Is Jamie Dimon When You Need Him?

Dennis M. Kelleher | Posted 04.17.2012

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Dennis M. Kelleher

Now, when there are some very real and very serious anti-American actions being asked for, Dimon is strangely silent. Could it be because the current anti-American requests coincide with his claims against financial reform? Of course it is.

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Mark Gongloff

Wall Street Fears Volcker Rule Will Force Testosterone Monitoring

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Gongloff | Posted 02.13.2012

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It will hurt big banks and small banks, foreign banks and domestic banks, state and local governments, big corporations and the poor. It may well make...

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Protect Taxpayers Now With a Strong Volcker Rule

Dennis M. Kelleher | Posted 04.14.2012

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Dennis M. Kelleher

The argument for the Volcker Rule is obvious -- we shouldn't allow risky bets that pay enormous bonuses to bankers if they work, but stick taxpayers with the bill if they fail.

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Taibbi: Why Wall Street Should Stop Whining

Rolling Stone | Matt Taibbi | Posted 02.09.2012

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Everybody on Wall Street is talking about the new piece by New York magazine’s Gabriel Sherman, entitled "The End of Wall Street as They Knew It." ...

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