Financial Reform Bill

Politicians Call On FDIC To Protect Affordable Housing

HuffingtonPost.com | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 06.07.2011

Read More: Christine Quinn, Mortgages, Financial Reform Bill, New York Community Bankcorp, Foreclosure Crisis, New York Community Bank, Dodd-Frank, Banks, New York City Council, Bronx Borough President, Bronx, Rubin Diaz, Affordable Housing, Business News

NEW YORK -- City politicians are calling on federal regulators to start making use of a little-known provision in the sweeping financial reform bill p...

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SEC Faces Budget Woes With Messy Books

The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Reform Bill, Sec, Dodd-Frank, Securities and Exchange Commission, Budget 2011, Mary Schapiro, Business News

While Securities and Exchange Commission officials are fighting for a budget increase to deal with new duties put in place by the financial reform bil...

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Republicans Attack "Unintended Consequences" Of Financial Reform Bill

The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Reform Bill, Spencer Bachus, Dodd-Frank, Lobbying, House Financial Services Committee, Barney Frank, Business News

Republicans are taking aim at the "unintended consequences" of the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill, including the rule that limits bank's abilities t...

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Robbing You With a Fountain Pen

Mike Lux | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Elizabeth Warren, Financial Reform Bill, Rand Paul, MoveOn.Org, 2010 Elections, Politics News

The best argument for the Democrats in these elections is that the sharks are in the water, and the thugs are in the street.

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Can New SEC Disclosure Rules Bring Transparency to Uganda's Oil Sector?

Janet Ranganathan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wall Street Reform, Resource Curse, Oil, Financial Reform Bill, Sec, Uganda, Securities and Exchange Commission, World News

Nestled near the end of the Wall Street Reform Act is two and half pages of text that aim to bring much needed transparency to the oil industry. What impact will this law have? Uganda could provide a first test case.

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Time to Break Up the Too-Big-to-Fail Banks?

Ellen Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mers, Alan Grayson, Kanjorski Amendment, TARP II, Financial Reform Bill, Too Big to Fail Banks, Foreclosuregate, Business News

Looming losses from ForeclosureGate qualify as the sort of systemic risk warranting the breakup of the too-big-to-fail banks under the Financial Reform Bill.

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GOP Leaders: Dismantling New Wall Street Reform Laws Will Be A Top Priority

Reuters | Kevin Drawbaugh | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Reform Bill, Elizabeth Warren, Dodd-Frank, Wall Street, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Dodd-Frank Repeal, Wall Street Reform, Gop, Banks, Richard Shelby, Republicans, Business News

Analysts see little to no chance of a full dismantling of the law meant to prevent a repeat of the 2007-2008 financial crisis that set off the worst U...

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Will Financial Reform End Americans' Addiction To Credit?

AP | By RACHEL BECK | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Reform Bill, Credit, The Financial Fix, Financial Reform, Financial Crisis, Financial Reform Bill 2010, Consumer Spending, Financial Reform Act, Business News

NEW YORK -- The battle over financial regulation is finally over. Now comes the harder part: kicking Americans' love of credit. The financial crisi...

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Financial Reform Depends On Regulators

AP | By BERNARD CONDON and DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Reform Bill, The Financial Fix, Hedge Funds, Derivatives, Financial Reform, Wall Street Reform, Banks, Federal Reserve, Sec, Financial Reform Impact, Dodd-Frank Bill, Business News

NEW YORK -- To keep taxpayers from having to bail out giant banks again, lawmakers faced two choices: design rules to try to prevent them from failing...

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For Energy Reform Advocates, Lessons From Health Care

Matt Bennett | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Al Gore, President Obama, Progressives, Middle Class, Economic Growth, Carbon Pricing, Clean Energy, China, Energy Race, Economic Distress, Stability and Security, National Security, Cap-and-Trade, Energy Bill, Sen. Scott Brown, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Third Way, President Clinton, Global Warming, Clean-Energy Technology, Germany, Copenhagen, Congress, Democrats, Recession, France, Financial Reform Bill, South Korea, Energy Reform, Health Care Reform, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Republicans, Spain, Green News

Both Clinton's health-care reform experience and today's cap-and-trade defeat contain lessons for the next energy reform effort.

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Corker Rips Obama Over 'Duplicity' Of Asking For Bipartisanship After Pushing For Reform

The Hill | Alexander Bolton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Reform Bill, Senate, Bob Corker, White House, Health Care Reform, Obama, Bipartisanship, Politics News

A GOP senator ripped into President Barack Obama at a meeting on Capitol Hill Tuesday, telling him he had "audacity" coming in and using Republican la...

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Rep. Posey: Letting Madoff-Era Investigators Quietly Leave SEC Is 'Like Letting A Pedophile Slink Out The Door'

HuffingtonPost.com | Christina Marie Fierro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Reform Bill, Madoff, Rep Posey, Mary Schapiro, Committee on Financial Services, Ponzi Scheme, Former SEC Employees, Business News

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro's testimony before the House Committee on Financial Services turned explosive on Tuesday mor...

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An Important Provision of the Financial Reform Bill

Brian D. McLaren | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Reform Bill, Democratic Republic of Congo, Financial Reform, Ethics, Politics News

If you use a cell phone or computer, you're probably connected to the long-standing conflict in Eastern Congo. But this week, the President will sign into law the Financial Reform Bill, which contains a Congo-minerals related provision.

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Was "Financial Reform" Really Robin Hood In Reverse?

Don McNay | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: President Obama, Liqour Stores, Community Banks, Bailouts, Jamie Dimon, Robin Hood, What to Do When You Win the Lottery, Paul Volcker, Lawrence Summers, Wal-Mart, Reverse Robin Hood, Gary Rivlin, Harvard, Lexington KY, Broke USA, Richmond Ky, Citibank, Move Your Money Campaign, George Bailey, Wall Street, Dr Lawrene Summers, McNay Settlement Group, JP Morgan Chase, Msfs, Its a Wonderful Life, Payday Lending, Citigroup, Bill Clinton, Lottery, Mcnay, Chfc, Financial Reform, Move Your Money, Kentucky, Don McNay, Barack Obama, Checking Account Fees, Main Street, Clu, Structured Settlements, Financial Reform Bill, Credit Cards, Poverty Industry, Wall Street Bailouts, Vanderbilt University, Casino, Million Dollar Round Table, Eastern Kentucky University, Son of a Son of a Gambler, Banks, Gram Parsons, Glass-Steagall Act, Certified Structured Settlement Consultant, Arianna Huffington, Cssc, Huffington Post, Too Big to Fail, Credit Unions, Business News

"Financial Reform" will be a boom for people in the payday loan business. There will be many new customers who need bank-like services. It's almost like Congress implemented a plan of "Reverse Robin Hood."

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Today's Front Pages: July 16

Posted 05.25.2011

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As The Senate Votes On Financial Reform, Will We Be Safer?

Danny Schechter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Scott Brown, Ben Bernanke. Jese Jackson, Financial Reform Bill, Hank Paulson, Haiti, Business News

It's hard to believe that after all the speechifying and anguish, proposed "reforms" will not change much. The only hope is on two other fronts: the courts and the streets.

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Key Republican Moderate Backs Financial Reform As Bill Edges Closer To Passage

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Olympia Snowe, Financial Reform Bill, Senate Financial Reform, Financial Overhaul, Wall Street Reform, Olympia Snowe Financial Reform, Financial Reform, Olympia Snowe Wall Street Reform, Snowe Financial Reform, Financial Regulation, Politics News

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sens. Olympia Snowe and Scott Brown pushed sweeping financial legislation to the edge of final passage Monday, both announcing they...

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'Senate Has To Do Better' On Financial Reform: NYT Editorial

nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Reform Bill, Senate, Wall Street, Financial Reform, Bailouts, Banks, New York Times, Resolution Fund, Business News

Banks ahead, American taxpayers lagging behind. That's the disappointing reality here after the first week of Senate action on the financial reform bi...

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Paul Volcker Gives Financial Reform Bill 'B Minus,' Regrets Past Silence On Deregulation

The New York Times | LOUIS UCHITELLE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Reform Bill, Congress, White House, Proprietary Trading, Hedge Funds, Financial Reform, Deregulation, Financial Crisis, Regulation, Banks, Obama, Paul Volcker, Wall Street, Business News

A well-regarded lion of the regulatory world, Mr. Volcker had endorsed the legislation before he went fishing, but unenthusiastically. If he were a te...

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Geithner: Failing Firms Won't Get A Second Chance -- 'We Will Dismember Them'

npr.org | Morning Edition | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: NPR Morning Edition, Npr, Treasury Department, Financial Reform Bill, Congress, Financial Reform, Timothy Geithner, Leverage, Financial Institutions, Business News

The finance-reform bill Congress is likely to pass this summer won't eliminate the risk of failure for financial firms, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithne...

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Auto Dealers, Community Banks Dodge Consumer Oversight

AP | STEPHEN MANNING and MARCY GORDON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: National Automobile Dealers Association, Financial Reform Bill, Auto Dealers, Community Banks, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Financial Overhaul, Congresional Oversight Panel, Local Banks, Auto Industry, Business News

WASHINGTON — The financial overhaul bill awaiting final action in the Senate includes a new regulator whose aim is to make sure mortgages, credi...

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Harry Reid Pushing For Majority Vote On Wall Street Reform

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Reform Bill, Harry Reid, Senate Financial Reform, Financial Reform, Wall Street Reform, Reid, Chris Dodd, Harry Reid Wall Street Reform, Politics News

A simple majority of the Senate will be all that is required to adopt an amendment to Wall Street reform, if Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) gets ...

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Why We Must Pass the Wall Street Reform Bill

Chris Bowers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wall Street Reform, Financial Reform, Pass Financial Reform Bill, Russ Feingold, Financial Reform Bill, Politics News

There are a lot of victories in this bill. We need to pass those victories into law. If the bill is defeated by pro-Wall Street forces over the next two weeks, the only parts which will be defeated are the victories.

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Obama Slams GOP For Obstructing Wall Street Reform, Being Out Of Touch On The Economy

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011

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RACINE, Wis. — Sensitive to election-year resentment over big government, President Barack Obama declared Wednesday he intends to get "our debt ...

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Sen. Sherrod Brown: SAFE Act Will Let Us Break Up Big Banks

Sherrod Brown | Sherod Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Reform Bill, Wall Street, Sherrod Brown, SAFE Banking Act, Financial Reform, Too Big to Fail, Banks, Financial Regulation, Business News

Think about the position we would put some future administration and Congress in if the trends toward concentration remain unchecked. Will Washington ...

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