Who Will Watch the Banks Under Trump?
The Fed is losing the person who did the most to make the system stronger.
View ArticleBreaking Up the Banks Offers a Lot to Like
It's an idea that appeals to both the political left and the right.
View ArticleWhat a New Glass-Steagall Wouldn’t Do
Limiting the risk of runs is at least as important as splitting commercial and investment banking.
View ArticleMarkets Don't Trust Banks, and They're Right
The financial crisis should have led to fundamental change. It hasn’t happened.
View ArticleFinancial Regulation Calls for 20/20 Vision
Weakening the Financial Stability Oversight Council will raise the odds of another crisis.
View ArticleCongress Offers Banks an Ill-Conceived Bargain
More capital and simpler financial rules make sense, but the Financial Choice Act isn't the way.
View ArticleIf Only Banks Didn't Need Stress Tests
Steve Mnuchin lives in a parallel universe where banks have more than enough capital to ride out a crisis. The rest of us aren't so lucky.
View ArticleHow Dodd-Frank Hurts the Poor
An effort to limit credit card "interchange fees" backfires.
View ArticleWhere Dodd-Frank Didn't Go Far Enough
An exemption for auto lenders has led to a dangerous bubble.
View ArticleWe're Still Not Ready for the Next Banking Crisis
One chart says everything about how well the financial system will cope.
View ArticleMake the Treasuries Market Safe at Any Speed
New oversight is needed in an era of high-frequency trading.
View ArticleScoring the Great Debate Over Capital Rules
Making banks safer can restrict lending. That does not mean policy makers should give up.
View ArticleElizabeth Warren: Don't Let Big Banks Escape the Fed's Scrutiny
The $50 billion threshold for stricter oversight should stay in place.
View ArticleThe Way to Fix the Volcker Rule
For the moment, the rule is necessary -- but it needs to work better.
View ArticleInsuring Against the Risk From Insurance
The industry did better than banks in the crash, but next time could be different.
View ArticleBig Banks Need to Know What They're Doing
Almost 10 years after the crash, information systems still aren't good enough.
View ArticleRichard Cordray's CFPB Has Done Its Job Well
The agency has been a friend to the U.S. consumer. Its next leader should stay the course.
View ArticleEurope’s MiFID II Challenge to U.S. Finance
The new rules are proving tough to implement, but they'll give Europe an edge in the end.
View ArticleBank Capital Rules Need More Than Fine-Tuning
The Fed's tweaks don't come to grips with the bigger problem.
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