Shadow Banking

In First Speech, Cordray Vows To Target Shadow Banking Industry

Reuters | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Richard Cordray, Shadow Banking, Richard Cordray Cfpb, Consumer Protection, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray Recess Appointment, Reuters, Business News

By Dave Clarke WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - In his first speech as head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Richard Cordray...

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Shadow Banks Go Long Energy Projects

Peter Gardett | Posted 02.22.2012

Read More: Energy, Infrastructure, Hedge Funds, Lending, Finance, Financial Crisis, Banks, Shadow Banking, Private Equity, Business News
Peter Gardett

Hundreds of millions of dollars have been committed to solar and wind projects in recent weeks, and while the end of the year often brings with it a s...

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Dodd-Frank Helping To Revive The Shadow Banks?

TIME | Stephen Gandel | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: New York Times, 2008 Financial Crisis, Paul Krugman, Shadow Banking, Liquidity-Trap, Time Magazine, Dodd-Frank, Wall Street, Great Recession, Business News

They're back. In the past few months, it appears, shadow banks, financial firms that make loans but aren't actual banks, seem to be making a come b...

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Simon Johnson: The Big Banks Fight On

The New York Times | SIMON JOHNSON | Posted 08.15.2011

Read More: Daniel K. Tarullo, Capital Standards, Dodd-Frank, Bank Lobby, Banks, Basel III, Federal Reserve, Swipe Fees, Shadow Banking, Simon Johnson, Bank Lobbyists, Debit Card Fees, Business News

The bank lobbyists have a problem. Last week, they lost a major battle on Capitol Hill, when Congress was not persuaded to suspend implementation of t...

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In the Dark: Crimes, Capital Crimes, And GE Capital Crimes

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: General Electric, Sec, Ge, GE Capital, Accounting Fraud, Settlements, Bank Fraud, Shadow Banking, Securities and Exchange Commission, Jeffrey Immelt, Business News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

If individuals committed crimes at GE, they should pay for their actions. That would be a service to GE's other employees, who would no longer be tainted by the misdeeds of a few senior-level people.

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Davos: Goldman's Cohn Does Not Get It

Georges Ugeux | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Goldman Sachs, Davos 2011, Dodd Frank Act, Hedge Funds, Banking Regulation, Basel III, Taxpayer Money, Shadow Banking, World Economic Forum, Business News
Georges Ugeux

Gary Cohn's position is obviously self-interested: nothing else should be expected from the Honorable firm. He and his peers recently increased their salary from $600,000 to $2,000,000!

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Dictionary, Please: Wall Street's Wallison Doubles Down on Doublespeak

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter J. Wallison, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Fcic, Deregulation, Phil Angelides, New Pecora Commission, Fcic-Report, Shadow Banking, Politics News
Richard (RJ) Eskow

The Republicans on the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission tried to undermine that group's work by attempting to ban phrases like "Wall Street" from its final report. Now they are trying to explain away their behavior.

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The Soviet GOP: There's Something Red About This Whitewash

Rob Warmowski | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wall Street, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, New Pecora Commission, The Financial Fix, Fcic, Shadow Banking, Bill Thomas, Business News, Deregulation, Phil Angelides, Brooksley Born, Financial Crisis, Politics News
Rob Warmowski

Some younger readers might need a refresher course in the workings of a thing called the Soviet Union. Republican apologists for Wall Street are doing their best to provide one.

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Shahien Nasiripour

Financial Crisis Panel In Turmoil As Republicans Defect; Plan To Blame Government For Crisis

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: The Financial Fix, Wall Street, New Pecora Commission, Bill Thomas, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Deregulation, Financial Crisis, Shadow Banking, Fcic, Phil Angelides, Brooksley Born, Business News

The four Republicans appointed to the commission investigating the root causes of the financial crisis plan to bypass the bipartisan panel and release...

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Shahien Nasiripour

Discussing Oversight Failures, Federal Financial Regulators Do Little To Inspire Confidence

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bear Stearns, The Financial Fix, Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Financial Reform, Christopher Cox, Fcic, Investment Banks, William Donaldson, Financial Crisis, Sec, Shadow Banking, Phil Angelides, Securities and Exchange Commission, Business News

Former top officials at the Securities and Exchange Commission did little Wednesday to affect the overall perception that the agency failed in its mis...

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The Financial Crisis: We Know Enough; Now Let's Do Enough

SAFER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Banking Crisis, Shadow Banking, Proprietary Trading, Senate Banking Committee, Financial Reform, Derivatives Reform, Senate Bill, Business News
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William Black, University of Missouri, Kansas City James Crotty, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Jane D'Arista, SAFER & ...

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

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DK Matai | Posted 05.25.2011

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DK Matai

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Shahien Nasiripour

Senator Calls For Aggressive Financial Reform, Deplores Current 'Incremental' Steps

HuffingtonPost.com | Shahien Nasiripour | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Financial Crisis, Ted Kaufman, Too Big to Fail, Tbtf, Financial Reform, Regulatory Reform, Glass-Steagall, Derivatives, Megabanks, Shadow Banking, Paul Volcker, Business News

A senator is calling for the break-up of megabanks and a firmer separation between Main Street banking and Wall Street trading, joining the ranks of l...

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Paul Krugman: Fed Returning To "Status Quo Circa 2007"

nytimes.com | Paul Krugman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Securitization, Debt, Banking, Banks, Paul Krugman, Talkf, Shadow Banking, Business News

This article on the continued troubles in credit markets was informative. But it raised a puzzle. Call me naive, but why does Fed policy seem to assum...

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Obama and Volcker: Economic Solutions, Good; Summers and Geithner: Financial Solutions, Not Good.

Saskia Sassen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Investments, Debt, U.S. Economy, Economy, Larry Summers, New York Review of Books, Taxpayers, Paul Volcker, Rubinomics, Economic Plans, Investment Banks, Taxpayer Money, Financial Crisis, Financial TImes, Timothy Geithner, Shadow Banking, Taxes, Money, Economic Crisis, Obama Economy, Barack Obama, Paul A. Volcker, US Economy, Npr, Leonard Lopate, Subprime Mortgages, Obama Economic Plan, House of Rubin, Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Banking, Banking Crisis, Banks, Jeff Madrick, Investment Banking, Business News
Saskia Sassen

The shadow banking system is not illegal or clandestine. It is in the open, but it has thrived on the opaqueness of the investment instruments, facilitated by their complexity.

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