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What's in the Financial Reform Bill? The 5 Key Changes

By Dana ChivvisJul 15th 2010 – 4:56PM

(July 15) -- The financial reform bill (what's the financial reform bill, you ask?) was passed in the Senate today and will head to President Barack Obama's desk next. The bill has split the country -- or that part of the country paying attention -- along party lines: Democrats say Wall Street needs to be reined in to...

Wall Street Reform Turns to Main Street, Maybe

By Joseph SchumanMar 2nd 2010 – 8:19PM
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(March 2) -- Who's looking out for the little guy? During all the debate over government cures for the financial crisis, billions of dollars in bank bailouts and fiery finger-pointing at greedy executives and heedless regulators, questions about the plight of American consumers have largely gone unanswered. Repair to...

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