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Senate Republicans Yield on Financial Reform Bill

(April 28) -- The Wall Street overhaul championed by President Barack Obama was headed to the floor of the Senate after Republicans gave up filibuster efforts to keep it from debate. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said late today that negotiations between party leaders on the Banking Committee had achieved as much...

Opinion: Financial Reforms Go Too Far

(April 22) -- As the debate over financial reform intensifies, it's easy to forget that there is a shared desire across the political spectrum to put an end to bailouts and to the idea that any firm should be too big to fail. Supporters of the plan now pending in the Senate argue that it would achieve these goals. It would...

Girding for the Wall Street Vs. Main Street Fight

(March 15) -- Shielding Americans from shady credit card fees, protecting taxpayers from financial bailouts, saving banks from becoming "too big to fail," policing hedge funds, and safeguarding the country from future economic crises. Those are the main goals of a Senate bill more than half a year in the making and...

Wall Street Reform Turns to Main Street, Maybe

(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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01/04/12 Financial Regulation Source: The Washington Monthly I mmediately after the GOP took the House last year, Alabama Republican and chairman of the House banking committee Spencer Bachus made the mistake of saying what he actually believes about financial regulation.
04/16/11 Financial Regulations Source: Open Text Corp Globalization and the recent financial crisis have prompted the structural reform of financial regulation and the requirements, restrictions and guidelines that maintain the integrity of the financial system.