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Download For Complete Dodd-Frank Act Article

I am getting requests for a PDF download of the entire article, “The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: The Triumph of Crony Capitalism.” I had put a link at the bottom of the final Part 4 piece, but many of you missed it. So, here is where you can download the complete [...]

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: The Triumph of Crony Capitalism (Final, Part 4)

Until I began to examine the Dodd-Frank financial overhaul bill I had no idea that it would so significantly change the direction of the United States. It’s scope is so vast and pervasive that it is difficult to grasp its totality. I wrote this article to try to explain this and [...]

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: The Triumph of Crony Capitalism (Part 3)

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: The Triumph of Crony Capitalism (Part 2)

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: The Triumph of Crony Capitalism (Part 1)

Financial Regulation Bill Passed By Senate

There was a good article in the NYT this morning on the financial regulation bill just passed by the Senate. They prepared this chart explaining the major provisions of the bill.

Courtesy the New York Times

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Busy Day in the Senate: Fed Audit and GSE Reform

UPDATE

The Senate passed the amendment to the financial overhaul bill to allow a one-time audit of the Fed.

The McCain bill to phase out Freddie and Fannie was shelved.

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The Senate has been busy today. First it added to the financial [...]

Unintended Consequences of Financial Reform

I am sure our legislators thought about this before the bill was drafted since they are acting in the public interest. USAA must be mistaken. The New York Times will outraged about this when they find out.

For those who stood tall for this country and for their families, we stand ready to return [...]

NYT: SEC vs. Goldman/Financial Reform Bill Timing is Coincidence

The New York Times says it’s just a coincidence that the SEC filed the civil suit against Goldman Sachs while the Senate Agriculture Committee was hammering out a bill opposed by most Republicans. In their article they say:

“We beat back a lot of Wall Street lobbyists,” exulted Michael S. Barr, an assistant Treasury secretary, after the Senate [...]