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Federal Reserve Letter to Capital One Financial Corp

Click here to view an August 29 letter from the Federal Reserve asking Capital One Financial Corp. where businesses overlap and what their market share is in these areas.

This Week in Wall Street Reform

Click here to view this week’s highlights and lowlights in Wall Street Reform – September 3, 2011 – September 9, 2011.

AFR’s Comment to Financial Stability Board on International Resolution

AFR commented on the FSB’s proposed principles on coordination of bank resolution authority. The comment called on regulators to prioritize reducing the complexity of international financial institutions, rather than simply attempting to manage such complexity.

Press Coverage from Credit Ratings Agencies Briefing Call

Franken Pursues Tighter Oversight of Rating Agencies Ben Protess (Dealbook/NYT) September 1, 2011 “The Dodd-Frank Act cracked down on the credit rating agencies, the firms that awarded rosy ratings to bonds backed by junky mortgages, but some lawmakers and consumer advocates contend that the regulatory

3 Questions on Financial Stability

3 Questions on Financial Stability Simon Johnson (Herald Tribune – FL) September 1, 2011 “The Dodd-Frank financial legislation of 2010 created a Financial Stability Oversight Council, tasked with taking an integrated view of risks in and around the financial sector in the United States. Known

Big banks squawk about Basel Committee reforms

Big banks squawk about Basel Committee reforms Ira Teinowitz (The Deal) August 30, 2011 “Big bank holding companies and financial groups are criticizing the Basel Committee’s attempt to toughen capital standards for banks under Basel III, as well as a requirement that global systemically important banks