FactWatch: Fannie and Freddie were followers, not leaders, in mortgage frenzy

By Michael Hudson

Republicans insist that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac "were the main cause of the nation's current financial turmoil” but a look at the data sh

Data shows Deutsche Bank was key patron of questionable mortgage lenders

By Michael Hudson

Data shows Deutsche Bank was key patron of questionable mortgage lenders

Financial reform this week: Senate hearing to examine systemic risk response

By Julie Vorman

This week in financial reform
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Freddie's and Fannie's favors

By Matthew Lewis

With Congress set to weigh in on the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department’s plan to rescue Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the increase in po

16 cents on the dollar: Doing the math on Mozilo settlement

By Michael Hudson

In the end, Angelo Mozilo settled for pennies on the dollar. ...

Will financial reform melt the ICE Trust monopoly?

Wall Street has taken its share of licks in the past three years, but the big banks haven’t forgotten how to hedge their bets. ...
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Reform reading: SEC delays whistleblower office, citing budget

By Julie Vorman

A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law....

Reform Reading: Should Fannie and Freddie be cooperative(s)?

By Julie Vorman

A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law. ...

Transparency emphasized as government mulls Fannie Mae reform

By Julie Vorman

More transparency about the overall U.S. mortgage securitization market must be part of the Obama administration’s eventual plan to reform f

Stockbrokers, credit raters, Fannie among study targets ordered by financial reform bill

By Julie Vorman

When faced with some of the toughest issues in writing the financial regulation reform bill, Senate and House negotiators resorted to a clas

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