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Obama Financial Reform

Federal Reserve-Led Regulation Opposed By Lawmakers From Both Parties

Patrice Hill | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

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An unusual alliance of conservatives and liberals is pushing to break up or downsize banks deemed "too big to fail," rather than create a new regulato...

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One Year Later: Obama's Best Speeches (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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HuffPost is looking back at President Obama's best speeches since the election. One year in, help us pick the standouts: VideoCampaignText = "How ...

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Barack Obama Is Doing My Job; Why America Needs Him to Do His

Arianna Huffington | Posted 10.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Fdic, Executive Pay, President Obama, Barack Obama Financial Crisis, TARP Money, Ben Bernanke, Obama Financial Reform, Big Banks, The Fed, Financial Regulation, Business News
Arianna Huffington

When it comes to dealing with Wall Street, President Obama seems to have traded in his position as our economy's commander-in-chief for a different role: pundit-in-chief.

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Why Wall Street Reform is Stuck in Reverse

Robert Reich | Posted 10.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Robert Reich, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Financial Reform, Financial Crisis, Obama Financial Reform, Politics News
Robert Reich

Congress is struggling to produce even the tiniest shards of regulation that would at least give the appearance of doing something to rein in the Street.

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Volcker: Obama Plans Maintain 'Too Big To Fail'

AP | DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 09.25.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — A top White House economic adviser says the Obama administration's proposed overhaul of financial rules preserves the policy of "to...

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Death Panels for Your Car Loan, and Other Distortions Sinking the President's Financial Reform Plan

Howard Glaser | Posted 11.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Crisis, Wall Street Regulation, Obama Financial Reform, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Business News
Howard Glaser

Without a sustained effort, we will likely end 2009 with the same system of financial regulation that suffered near catastrophic failure -- and that is in nobody's best interest.

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Barney Frank Backs Consumer Protection Agency

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial Reform, Consumer Protection Agency, Financial Crisis, Obama Financial Reform, Consumer Protection, Barney Frank, Business News

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Financial Services Committee is throwing his weight behind President Barack Obama's plan to create a gove...

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(UPDATED) 'Bankslaughter': Should Execs Be Held Liable For Killing Banks?

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank Reform, Financial Reform, Bankslaughter, Paul Collier, Poll, Obama Financial Reform, Felix Salmon, Business News

UPDATED: Jul. 9, 11:20 p.m. If you're driving and happen to kill a pedestrian, you may, of course, be slapped with manslaughter charges. On the oth...

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Obama's Consumer Agency: Banks Fight To Protect Fees

bloomberg.com | Alison Vekshin | Posted 07.26.2009 | Business

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June 25 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. banks are fighting the Obama administration plan to create a consumer agency for financial services as they seek to protec...

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Martin Wolf: Why Obama's Financial Reforms Won't Work

ft.com | Martin Wolf | Posted 07.25.2009 | Business

Read More: Financial TImes, Wall Street Pay, Financial Crisis, Martin Wolf, Obama Financial Reform, Recession, Financial Regulation, Business News

Proposals for reform of financial regulation are now everywhere. The most significant have come from the US, where President Barack Obama's administra...

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Republicans Killed Capitalism, Not New Regs

Diane Francis | Posted 07.21.2009 | Business

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Diane Francis

This is not the economic version of the Cold War and the search for a new financial sector architecture does not mark the death of capitalism.

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Obama's Financial Reforms: 8 Reasons It May Not Work

baselinescenario.com | Simon Johnson | Posted 07.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Wall Street Regulation, Barack Obama Financial Crisis, Financial Reform, Obama, Simon Johnson, Obama Financial Reform, Financial Regulation, Business News

What is the essence of the problem with our financial system -- what brought us into deep crisis, what scared us most in September/October of last yea...

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Michael Lewis Attacks Goldman Sachs, Wall St.'s Political Influence (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Ryan MCCarthy | Posted 07.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Moneyball, Liar's Poker, Wall Street Regulation, Michael Lewis, Obama Financial Reform, End of Wall Street, Business News

Michael Lewis, the author of Moneyball and Liar's Poker appeared in front of Hudson Union Society earlier this month. He spoke for about an hour, and ...

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Obama's Financial Reform: Fed Powers Worries Some In Congress

AP | ANNE FLAHERTY and JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 07.19.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's plan to increase oversight of banks and other financial institutions ran into skepticism Thursday on Capit...

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Geithner Congressional Testimony: Financial Overhaul 'Essential' (VIDEO)

AP | Posted 07.19.2009 | Business

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Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Thursday defended the US administration's vast regulatory overhaul plan as "essential" in averting or containin...

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Mega-Bonuses Could Make A Comeback Soon

Telegraph | Jeffrey Goldfarb, Breakingviews.com | Posted 07.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Executive Compensation, CEO Pay, Fiancial Reform, Mega-Bonuses, Obama Financial Reform, Wall Street Bonuses, Business News

This time around, however, the banks should be in a better position to defend against public scrutiny. Start with revenue. Despite the upheaval in ...

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Obama's Financial Reforms: 5 Things You Need To Know (SLIDESHOW)

The Huffington Post | Ryan McCarthy | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business

Read More: Bank Regulation, Regulation Reform, Barack Obama Financial Crisis, Wall Street Regulation, Slideshow, Obama Wall Street Reform, Obama Financial Reform, Financial Regulation, Business News

President Barack Obama announced sweeping new reforms for the financial industry today. The announcement had long-been anticipated by Wall Street and ...

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Wall Street Regulatory Overhaul: A Guide To The News

Huffington Post | Julie Satow and Ryan McCarthy | Posted 07.18.2009 | Business

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We here at the Huffington Post are going to do our best to guide our readers through President Barack Obama's proposed regulatory overhaul, which he a...

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Meltdown 101: Reform plan's impact on consumers

AP | DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 07.17.2009 | Business

Read More: U.S. Economy, Obama Wall Street, Barack Obama Financial Crisis, Financial Crisis, Obama, Consumers, Obama Financial Reform, Business News

American consumers have fallen victim to one financial scandal after another in the past decade, from accounting fraud at Enron to illegal late tradin...

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