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 …

The Pew Research Center recently found that a majority of Americans supports government regulation of financial companies.  Read their fullresults here,  and here are excepts from the findings:
While the public is wary of too much …

Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) recently wrote an Op-Ed for the Denver Post about changes in credit card terms and the need for more financial regulation to effectively protect consumers.  He talks about the improvements that …

Americans for Financial Reform sent the following letter to members of the Senate Banking Committee, urging them to create real protections for investors:
February 16, 2010
Dear Chairman Dodd, Ranking Member Shelby and members of the Committee:
As …

Wall Street CEOs legalized gambling through something called ‘derivatives,’ making bets on bets on bets. But when their luck ran out, it was our money they lost – our homes, our investments.
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Mary Bottari of BanksterUSA.org dissects Goldman Sachs’ actions in this column on the Huffington Post.  Here is an excerpt:
It’s really unbelievable. The way that Goldman Sachs keeps sticking its foot in it is simply unbelievable. …