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Reticence to nominate Warren: Sexism?
Monday, August 23, 2010
It's been a month since President Obama signed the financial regulatory reform that created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The administration has yet to nominate a director. Some advocates for one of the leading candidates for the job, Elizabeth Warren, see sexism at play. John Dimsdale reports.
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Will SEC exercise new reform powers?
Monday, August 9, 2010
Provisions in the financial regulatory reforms could encourage huge numbers of new cases against companies. The provisions let the SEC give big financial payouts to whistle blowers whose info leads to successful enforcement action. Alisa Roth reports the agency's also making more use of the tools it already had.
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Critics target loopholes in financial reform
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Regulators are meeting at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to discuss major loopholes banks have found in the new financial reform.
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SEC offers lucrative bounties to whistle-blowers
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Part of the new financial reform law offers big rewards to whistle-blowers who report wrongdoing to the SEC.
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Reform clears way for private equity to invest in banks
Monday, July 26, 2010
The new financial regulation gives private equity firms more latitude to invest in banks, a measure which could mean huge money-making potential.
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Pay czar's report finds many 'ill-advised' bonuses on Wall Street
Friday, July 23, 2010
Pay czar Kenneth Feinberg rebuked Wall Street firms for paying out generous bonuses, even as the firms faced insolvency. Wall Streeters probably aren't hanging their heads in shame, but federal regulators may take his words into account when drafting laws on executive compensation.
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Big three rating agencies prohibit use of their bond ratings
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
The bond market is already seeing the first consequence of the new financial reform bill. The three ratings agencies have prohibited the use of their ratings in new bond sales, fearing the law would expose them to new liability. Marketplace's Amy Scott explains.
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Lobbyists prepare for new financial reform landscape
Monday, July 19, 2010
It may take some time before we really know the effects of the financial reform bill. But whatever changes may come, lobbyists will be ready.
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A closer look at new reform bill
Friday, July 16, 2010
The Senate voted in favor of a financial reform bill that President Obama is expected to sign next week. Travis Plunkett, legislative director for the Consumer Federation of America tells us what issues to look out for.
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How will financial reform actually work?
Friday, July 16, 2010
Financial regulatory reform passed the Senate yesterday. Jennifer Collins explores the nitty-gritty of how that will work.
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How financial reform bill's taking shape
Thursday, April 29, 2010
The Senate began wading through amendments to a bill that could become the most comprehensive restructuring of financial oversight since the Great Depression. John Dimsdale reports.
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Bill will not extend jobless benefits
Friday, June 25, 2010
Economists are concerned about the effect that unextended unemployment benefits will have on the economy and the unemployed.
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Small banks worry over financial reform
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Big investments banks like Goldman Sachs are keeping an eye on the financial reform bill, but so are small banks. Sarah McCammon reports many community banks are just as worried about how the bill could affect them.
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Senate passes financial reform bill
Friday, May 21, 2010
Following weeks of debate, the U.S. Senate approved its version of the financial reform bill Thursday -- bringing Congress one step closer to passing the most sweeping overhaul of the financial regulatory system since the aftermath of the Great Depression. Follow our coverage of how the bill differs from the House's version and what it may fail to address.
Looking at how financial reform is taking shape, how it's affecting consumers and Wall Street.
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