financial regulation

May 20, 2026
Barney Frank, co-architect of major Wall Street reforms, dies at 86
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The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law in 2010 in the aftermath of the Great Recession.
Mar 14, 2023
Financial meltdowns often spur changes to financial regulation. So where do we go from here?
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Regulators didn’t catch Silicon Valley Bank before it failed. What can they do to catch others?
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Sep 23, 2020
How can the government fight money laundering? Let’s count the ways.
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Government resources can’t keep up with transactions banks flag as fishy.
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Sep 7, 2020
There have only been a handful of Black financial regulators, for generations
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Only 10 of 327 top financial regulators appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate were Black.
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Mar 19, 2018
“The enemy is forgetting”: Bernanke, Geithner and Paulson on why we must remember the 2008 financial crisis
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The former officials coordinated the nation's response, one they say would be a challenge in today's political climate.
Mar 15, 2018
Could the 2008 financial crisis happen again?
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Economists look back on the 2008 financial crisis and the changes in banking regulation that have occurred since.
Feb 6, 2018
What the Fed’s crackdown on Wells Fargo says about the future of financial regulation
Jerome Powell was sworn in as the new chairman of the Federal Reserve today. But it’s his predecessor, Janet Yellen, who’s making waves in the markets. Last Friday, in one of her last actions as Fed chair, Yellen slapped an unprecedented penalty on Wells Fargo. The bank can no longer grow larger until it makes […]
Nov 16, 2017
Head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will step down
Richard Cordray announced today that he’s leaving the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by the end of the month. President Donald Trump will get to appoint Cordray’s successor, giving him yet another way to reshape U.S. financial regulation. We take a look at how the president is putting his stamp on these regulations. Click the audio player […]
Apr 3, 2017
Outgoing Fed Gov. Daniel Tarullo says cyber security is top on his list
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'It's just a much stronger financial system,' he says, than nine years ago.
Mar 8, 2017
Consumer watchdog agency is at risk under Trump
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S0me Republicans want major changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.