Why are Senate Republicans doing everything they can to cripple the already-successful Consumer Financial Protection Bureau? Continue reading
Features related to bank regulation
February 1, 2013
The journalist explains how our government — fearing another economic calamity — lets big banks off the hook for detestable behavior. Continue reading
December 7, 2012 | News & Notes
Missed deadlines and Congressional hearings put more speed bumps in the road to implementation for the Volcker Rule.
October 26, 2012
Barofsky describes some unscrupulous practices he found at the Home Affordable Modification Program, or HAMP, and his efforts to reform the program
October 15, 2012 | Smart Charts
Wall Street was firmly behind Obama in 2008 -- but this year, the employees of many big banks such as Goldman Sachs have defected to Romney.
September 11, 2012 | Moyers Moments
The veteran bank regulator describes how fraud and deceit caused the country’s economic meltdown, which got its start four years ago this week. Continue reading
July 13, 2012
Financial expert Sheila Bair talks about about the lawlessness of our banking system and the prognosis for meaningful reform. Continue reading
June 29, 2012 | Money & Politics
What do you get when you combine Mitt Romney, expensive horseflesh, fancy dinners and a financial scandal in the City of London? Continue reading
April 5, 2012
Volcker defends the rule — now under siege — that he says aims to end conflicts of interest between bankers and their customers. Continue reading
April 3, 2009 | Bill Moyers Journal (2007-2010)
Bill and a former senior regulator explore how the financial industry got away with bringing the economy to its knees. Continue reading
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