Rhode Island’s Providence Journal just released this Editorial supporting “the Volker Rule.”  It says:
Wall Street should not again earn fortunes through reckless investing while loading the risks onto taxpayers. It’s time for new rules for …

Paul Solman from PBS “NewsHour” recently interviewed former bank regulator Bill Black about his opinion regarding the effects of deregulation of financial products.
Bill Black talks about the way that bad practices have been ignored by …

On Monday, February 22, the long-awaited and long-needed changes laid down by the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act went into effect.  When the bill was passed last May, it was the first …

AARP recently commissioned a nationwide survey to understand public opinion on consumer financial protection issues. The results show nearly unanimous support for numerous consumer financial protections.  Click here to read the report.
Here’s an excerpt from …

Comprehensive Reforms Are Only Way to Ensure Stability in the Economy
Washington, DC – Americans for Financial Reform released the following statement marking the full implementation the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility and Disclosure (CARD) Act today.
Ed …

A recent editorial in the New York Times talked about the need for sweeping financial reform in order to effectively deal with the nation’s economic problems, and the hurdles that reform legislation must face as …