Regulatory Reform

Ben Hallman

The Big Foreclosure Settlement? Still Not Done

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Hallman | Posted 03.01.2012

Read More: Mortgage Settlement, Wells Fargo, Regulatory Reform, Bank of America, Financial Crisis, Foreclosure, Shaun Donovan, Foreclosure Settlement, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Business News

It's been 21 days since the government announced with great fanfare a $25 billion national foreclosure settlement with five big banks -- long enough f...

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A 5-Part Plan for the President to Fight the Banks "Every Inch of the Way"

Dennis M. Kelleher | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Regulatory Agencies, Crimes, Lobbying, Lobbyists, Financial Reform, Bailouts, Funding, Obama, Rulemaking, Financial Fraud, Fraud, Finance, Regulatory Reform, Financial Crisis, Bank Bailout, Financial Regulation, Banking, Banks, Politics News
Dennis M. Kelleher

It is past time for the president to let his actions speak for him and they will speak louder than any of his words. That is what the American people are waiting for. That is also what the banks, Wall Street and their allies fear most.

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America Deserves a Government That Works

Joel Kelsey | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Regulatory Reform, House of Representatives, Congress, Regulatory Review, Federal Communications Commission, Regulations, Fcc Regulations, Politics News
Joel Kelsey

Agency reforms should insulate federal agencies from the industries they are charged with overseeing, not make them more susceptible to capture, corruption and capitulation.

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Republican Congressman Can't Prove Regulations He's Against

La Mesa Patch | Ken Stonr | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Congressional Town Halls, Republicans Obama Regulations, Obama Regulations, Environmental Protection Agency, Regulations, Duncan Hunter, Milk, Epa, Regulatory Reform, Business Regulation, Politics News

Rep. Duncan D. Hunter on Monday called for deregulation, saying it’s “impossible” to keep up with rules on the city, state and federal levels....

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Market Irrationality in the Law School 'Arms Race'

Daniel J. H. Greenwood | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Invisible Hand, College Admissions, Merit Scholarships, Regulatory Reform, Law School Rankings, Market Failure, Usnwr, Law School, Lsat, US News, Affirmative Action, College News
Daniel J. H. Greenwood

Law schools depend on their graduates being able to get jobs, and graduates' ability to get jobs depends on USNWR rankings. The consequence is a market-induced disaster.

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Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Triangle Factory Fire

Rep. John Conyers | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: OSHA Regulations, Deregulation, Regulatory Reform, John Conyers, Regulations, House Judiciary Committee, Union Rights, Unions, Traingle Factory, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire, Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, Triangle Factory Fire, Politics News
Rep. John Conyers

We are still saddened today at the senseless loss of life in the Triangle fire. We are still galvanized by the call for workers' rights in its aftermath. But I'm also struck by those who refuse to learn the lessons this tragedy can teach us.

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Bernie Madoff: 'I'm A Good Person'

The Huffington Post | Maxwell Strachan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ruth Madoff, Therapy, Wall Street, Steve Fishman, Regulatory Reform, Suicide, Ponzi Scheme, Adam Madoff, Bernie Madoff, Interview, New York Magazine, Business News

Bernie Madoff's personal PR campaign has begun. The convicted Ponzi schemer made a series of calls from prison to writer Steve Fishman in hopes of...

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Amanda Terkel

Maine State Rep. Heads To Wisconsin To Join Protests: 'It's A Class War'

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wisconsin Protests, Scott Walker Unions, Bpa, Paul Lepage, The Lord of the Rings, Scott Walker, Regulatory Reform, John Kasich, Lord of the Rings, Gandalf, Diane Russell, Bpa Plastic, Governor Scott Walker, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The protests that erupted last week in Wisconsin have attracted attention not only across the United States, but even as far away as Egy...

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Real Regulatory Reform... or Not

Marty Robins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Regulatory Reform, Economic Recovery, Regulations, Energy Policy, Drilling, Unemployment, Bp, Business News
Marty Robins

We don't need studies and task forces to remake the regulatory environment we just need the common sense to tell regulators to get their own house in order before worrying about someone else's.

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Why the Republican Attack on "Job-Killing Regulations" Is Dumb

Robert Reich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bank Regulation, Unemployment, Robert Reich, Regulations, Deregulation, Regulatory Reform, Regulation, Regulators, Financial Regulation, Republicans, Politics News
Robert Reich

The reason we have continued sky-high unemployment has nothing to do with excessive regulation. There was no sudden outpouring of federal regulation in 2007 before the economy tanked and millions lost their jobs.

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Why Do Progressives Favor Regulation -- and Should We?

Alan Krinsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Conservatives, Progressives, Regulatory Reform, Health Care Reform, Regulation, Consumer Protection, Financial Regulation, Libertarians, Healthcare Regulations, Politics News
Alan Krinsky

Progressives should consider opposing government regulation when it is ineffective or unnecessary. But in areas where regulation protects public safety, progressive should also proudly embrace it.

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The Anti-Regulators Are the "Job Killers"

William K. Black | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bank Regulation, Wall Street, Mortgage Crisis, Mortgage Fraud, Deregulation, Regulatory Reform, Accounting Fraud, Financial Crisis, Regulation, Financial Regulation, Business News
William K. Black

The anti-regulators subverted the rule of law and allowed elite frauds to loot with impunity. Why isn't the new House leadership investigating that disgrace as one of their top priorities?

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Edward Kane on Dodd-Frank

Robert Teitelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Regulatory Reform, Politics, Edward Kane, Economics, Financial Regulation, Dodd-Frank Bill, Business News
Robert Teitelman

It seems like Dodd-Frank passed many moons ago. But suddenly, like talk of a war in a land without cellphones, the reports are straggling in, mostly f...

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Financial System Fragilities - Achilles' Heel of Economic Recovery

José Viñals | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Regulation, Economic Recovery, Financial Sector Vulnerabilities, Sovereign Risks, Financial Supervision, Regulatory Reform, Financial Reform, Global Financial Stability Report, Capital Inflows, Debt Sustainability, Banking System, Bank Restructuring, Gfsr, Business News
José Viñals

For emerging market policymakers, the main challenge will be to tackle the macroeconomic and financial challenges of sizable, and potentially volatile, capital inflows

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Love on the Other Side of The Street - Can Hope Conquer Wall Street's Woes?

Sheila Tendy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wall Street Reform, Religion and Politics, Wall Street, Sprituality, Spirituality and Politics, Economic Crisis, Regulatory Reform, Anthony Robbins, Breakthrough, Tony Robbins, Business News
Sheila Tendy

The world is in the midst of an intense struggle for survival - Good versus Evil, Dark versus Light. We feel the grit of our times. So much of our foc...

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Lawyers, Lobbyists and Money

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bad Guys, Lawyers, President Obama, Lobbyists, Good Guys, Regulatory Reform, Financial Reform Act, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

That sound you hear coming from Washington is the sound of every lawyer and lobbyist strapping on his or her battle gear and heading for the war zone.

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Why the GM and Chrysler Bankruptcies Foreshadow Big Problems for the Gulf Cleanup

Christopher Weber | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Regulatory Reform, Chrysler Bankruptcy, Obama Environment, Bp, Gulf Oil Spill, GM Bankruptcy, BP Bankruptcy, Oil Spill Cleanup, Bp Cleanup, Green News
Christopher Weber

When it comes to the all-important question of who pays, a bankrupt BP may quickly start to resemble GM and Chrysler, which have been criticized for insufficiently funding their cleanup obligations.

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Dan Froomkin

White House Mulling Business Group's Regulatory Hit List

HuffingtonPost.com | Dan Froomkin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business Roundtable, Oira, White House Omb, OMB Regulations, Regulatory Reform, White House Regulations, Politics News

A leading big-business group, responding to a request from top White House aides, last month submitted to President Obama's Office of Management and B...

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Sam Stein

Health Care Repeal Opposed By 61% Of Public: Poll

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Repeal Financial Regulatory Reform, Boehner Financial Reform, Repeal Boehner, Health Care Repeal, Regulatory Reform, John Boehner, Politics News

As Republicans in the House announce their intentions to repeal the soon-to-be-signed financial regulatory reform bill, a Democratic source sends over...

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Yves Smith Doesn't Dislike All Economists, Just Some of Them

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Regulatory Reform, Yves Smith, Financial Regulation, Ecnomists, Business News
Jill Schlesinger

I sat down with Yves Smith, author of the new book Econned for an amazing analysis from one of the financial industry's greatest critics and fans.

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Wall Street to Protestors: Get a Job! (PHOTOS: Bankers React to Thursday's March)

Michael Gould-Wartofsky | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bank Reform, Jobs, Financial Reform, Activism, Economic Crisis, March on Wall Street, Bankers, Stock Exchange, Labor Movement, Afl-Cio, Justice Department, Bailout, Goldman Sachs, Wall Street Protest, Unions, Regulatory Reform, Bank Protest, Make Wall Street Pay, Nypd, National People's Action, Showdown in America, Seiu, New York News, Financial Crisis, New York News
Michael Gould-Wartofsky

Yesterday Wall Street, for perhaps the first time, answered directly to the people, as more than ten thousand union members and community members took the streets in the heart of New York's Financial District.

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Setting the Record Straight: Why Auto Dealers Do Not Need Carve-Outs

Janis Bowdler | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Recession, Auto Dealers, Economy, Cars, Regulation, Big Banks, Fiscal Policy, Transportation, The Financial Fix, Predatory Lending, Cfpa, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Regulatory Reform, Financial Crisis, Banks, Personal Finance, Interest Rates, Auto Industry, Exemptions, Cfpb, Business News
Janis Bowdler

The auto dealers are urging senators to avoid over-regulating their dealerships, burdening them with redundant laws, and ultimately limiting consumers' credit options. These concerns are unfounded.

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Reid Calls Republicans' Bluff

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Ben Nelson, Mitch McConnell, President Obama, Cloture, Lobbyists, Regulatory Reform, Financial Reform, Filibuster, Democrat, Congress, Poll, Chris Dodd, Obama, Reform, Democratic, Bluff, Democrats, Barack Obama, Republican, Dodd Bill, Wall Street Reform, Vote, Wall Street, Chris Weigant, Harry Reid, Warren Buffett, Dodd, Bill, Senate, Reid, Politics News
Chris Weigant

By refusing to back down, and refusing to "compromise" (read: water the bill down and add loopholes for Wall Street) with Republicans, Reid is showing real strength, and real leadership.

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The Lesson of Goldman Sachs, or How the Lizard Will Lose Its Tail

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lizards, Regulatory Reform, Lloyd Blankfein, Regulation, Goldman Sachs, Financial Reform, Business News
<i>Fortune</i>'s Stanley Bing

The real problem isn't shorting your own investment vehicles, the ones you sell to unwitting idiots who believe your upside drivel. It's really just a matter of disclosure. You should disclose more.

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When Will Chris Dodd Start Taking Yes For An Answer?

Simon Johnson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Regulatory Reform, Financial Reform, Regulatory Reform, Chris Dodd, Dodd Financial Reform, Dodd Financial Reform Bill, Business News
Simon Johnson

Senator Chris Dodd is a tactical legislative genius - keep this clearly in your mind during the days ahead. In terms of maneuvering for the outcomes he seeks, managing the votes, and controlling the floor, you have rarely seen his equal.

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