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Reform reading: Senator asks Fed for details of loans to rich investors, tax haven funds

By Julie Vorman

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

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Why is Andrew Cuomo shielding Fannie and Freddie?

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In 2007, New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo set out to investigate whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac purchased home mortgages bas

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2012 election + weak housing market = new White House policies?

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Reform reading: SEIU, ProPublica, Columbia Law School

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Conservative think tank's plan would limit securitization of mortgages

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The American Enterprise Institute offered a plan today to eliminate the “bubble-inducing distortion” it blames for the recent financial cris

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