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New systemic risk regulatory council sets goals

By Jeremy Borden

October 1, 2010

Reform watchers expecting a “Showdown in the Cash Room” between the primary U.S. financial regulators didn’t see anything resembling a regul

Labor Dept's handling of whistleblower cases criticized by another watchdog

By Michael Hudson

October 1, 2010

A new watchdog report says the U.S. Labor Department often fails to properly investigate complaints by corporate workers who seek whistleblo

Car dealers take victory lap, but will face tougher FTC

By Michael Hudson

June 24, 2010

Car dealers are close to winning their battle to avoid oversight by a new federal consumer financial protection bureau but elation over the

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Bush's insider connections preceded huge profit on stock deal

By Knut Royce

April 4, 2000

WASHINGTON, April 4, 2000 — The year 1986 was very good for George W. Bush. ...

Bush violated security laws four times, SEC report says

By Knut Royce

October 4, 2000

WASHINGTON, October 4, 2000 — George W. Bush violated federal securities laws at least four times when he was a director of a Texas oil firm

WikiLeaks more effective than SEC, says Enron whistleblower

A former Enron accountant who blew the whistle on fraud at the energy giant says she doesn't trust the Securities and Exchange Commission to

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Rating agencies fight (and lobby) for survival

In recent months, the credit rating agencies have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to delay new restrictions under the Dodd-Frank Act,

FDIC sits on potential 50 lawsuits as it tries to reach settlements

In the more than two years since Lehman Brothers went bust, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has shuttered more than 250 banks, but has s

Disclosure-o-meter for Dodd-Frank law

One of our goals at Financial Reform Watch is to keep tabs on those who would influence, weaken, or delay how the Dodd-Frank law is carried

Supreme Court leaves most of auditing regulator intact

The U.S. Supreme Court today struck down as unconstitutional some provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act that created an auditing oversight re

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