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Paul Volcker Feb.20

…to the problems in the market that we have. In this environment, regulation and supervision didn’t quite wither away, but it’s fair to say they lost support and lost potency,…

The contrarian addiction

…protects the public from food-borne illnesses. It issues nutritional advice and drug labeling guidelines. It polices false medical claims on packaging and in advertisements. It safeguards about one in every…

Consumer Financial Product Agency

…changing from a bank charter to a thrift charter, for example, a financial institution can change from one regulator to another. The regulators’ budget comes in large part from the…

Who gets to define what Social Security ‘crisis’ is?

…options, patterned after the Federal Employee Thrift Savings Program. A central clearing house would handle transactions. Social Security actuaries estimate that administrative charges associated with PRAs would be approximately 30…

Shopping for Regulators

…on the mix of financial services a company chose to offer. Holding companies that owned one or more thrifts had the possibility of being regulated by the OTS. “There was…