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Vampire banks rise again | Dean Baker
New York City :: NY :: USA | about 1 hour ago
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Vampire banks rise again Wall Street will never be fair while industry lobbyists wander the halls of Congress, sucking the life out of financial reform There are more than 15 million people unemployed and almost 2 million people set to lose their homes...
Tags: financial industry, Congress, financial reform, Federal Reserve Board, New York City, Ron Paul, Subprime mortgage crisis, Subprime lending, Federal Reserve System, Lobbying, 111th United States Congress, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve Transparency Act, Business Finance
What Congress has in store for the Fed
Washington :: DC :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility More than a year after the financial meltdown of 2008, Congress is moving forward on plans to drastically curtail the power of the Federal Reserve. There is a debate about lawmakers' motivations, and many details must still be worked out between different...
Tags: Federal Reserve Board, Rubén Hinojosa, Congress, Washington, Senate of Canada, Politics, Monetary policy, Federal Reserve System, Alice Rivlin, Business Finance, Fee, Bank, Debit card, Rubￃﾩn Hinojosa, Overdraft, Payment systems, Non-sufficient funds, Chairman of the Federal Reserve, William McChesney Martin Jr., Central bank, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Ben Bernanke, Timothy Geithner
Fed proposes rules for gift-card restrictions
Washington :: DC :: USA | 7 days ago
Credibility The Federal Reserve on Monday proposed new rules to protect consumers from unexpected costs or restrictions on gift cards. Under the proposed rule, consumers must have at least five years to use the gift cards before they expire. The Fed also said service...
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Experts argue against financial safety net
Daytona Beach :: FL :: USA | 9 days ago
Credibility That is the conventional wisdom regarding financial regulations in the wake of the recent financial crisis. But maybe the problem isn't that the financial safety net is too small, but rather that it's too big. At least that's the conclusion of two experts...
Tags: safety net, financial safety, Federal Reserve Board, Richmond Fed, Daytona Beach, Too Big to Fail, United States federal banking legislation, Federal Reserve System, Bank, Conservatorship, Banking, Subprime mortgage crisis, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Business Finance
Fed's newest bank rule limits overdraft penalties
Washington :: DC :: USA | 11 days ago
Credibility The Federal Reserve will begin banning banks from charging many overdraft fees unless customers sign up for the service, an unprecedented move that comes as a wave of consumer reforms sweeps Washington. The new regulations, announced Thursday, cover...
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ABC News: Worth Taking Time Over Regulatory Reform
Chatham :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility Officials should take their time with regulatory reforms to make sure that they "get it right" and find a lasting solution, Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Donald Kohn said on Friday. "I hope we build a regulatory structure that is good for a couple of...
Tags: Boston Federal Reserve Bank, Federal Reserve Board, Donald Kohn
Bernanke urges Congress to enact financial reform
Chatham :: United Kingdom | about 1 month ago
Credibility Fertilizer producer Agrium Inc. warned Friday that its third-quarter profit will be 90 to 95 per cent lower than last year's third-quarter results. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is prodding Congress to enact legislation overhauling the financial...
Tags: Ben Bernanke, Congress, Boston Federal Reserve Bank, Federal Reserve Board, U.S. Federal Reserve, Mr. Bernanke, federal reserves, chairman ben, reserves chairman, prodded congress
Kohn: Recovery Likely More Moderate Than V-shaped
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The economy recovery will be moderate and not a quick snap-back commonly referred to as a V-shaped growth path, said Donald Kohn, the vice-chairman of the Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday. The financial headwinds holding back growth are likely to abate...
Tags: Donald Kohn, Federal Reserve Board, Mr. Kohn
Fed's Tarulllo Upset By Low Securitization Level
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility The continued low level of activity in relatively straightforward securitization markets is a concern, said Federal Reserve Board Governor Daniel Tarullo on Thursday. While there were "reckless" practices associated with the market, "securitization is...
Greenspan says Fed balance sheet an inflation risk
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 month ago
Credibility Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said on Friday that the Fed risks igniting a burst of inflation if it does not withdraw its extensive support for the economy at the right moment. "You cannot afford to get behind the curve on reining in...
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