As the Deposit Insurance Fund – the fee-based safety net for customers of failed banks – shrinks alarmingly, regulators have... View Article
Continue readingSenate Votes in Support of Future Federal Reserve Lending Transparency
That title sounds weird, but the whole process going on on the Senate floor right now is weird. In the... View Article
Continue readingRead the Bill: The Commodity Futures Modernization Act
As part of the Read the Bill campaign, we’ve been writing a series of case studies highlighting bills that slipped... View Article
Continue readingCongress Passes Stronger Authority for TARP Special IG
Yesterday, the House followed the Senate by passing a bill to provide the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Assets... View Article
Continue readingMore Like This Please
The Washington Post has an excellent profile of Neil Barofsky, the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program... View Article
Continue readingRead the Bill: Tap the Brakes Already
Congress is like the Beltway. Sometimes it’s impassible gridlock; so slow that nothing seems to move at all. Other times... View Article
Continue readingRead the Bill: Stimulus Bill and Bonus Loopholes
Last night Sen. Chris Dodd admitted on CNN that he was responsible, under administration pressure, for language in the final... View Article
Continue readingLooking under the TARP
Recently, as part of our work with Pew on Subsidyscope.com, we’ve been taking a close look at the performance of... View Article
Continue readingThe Transparency Principle in Our Crisis World
As the bailouts mount serious questions remain about the future formation of the economy and the government. These questions revolve... View Article
Continue readingDodd, Shelby Call on Release of Counterparty Names
Following calls from their fellow senators, Banking Committee Chair Chris Dodd and Ranking Member Richard Shelby slammed the Federal Reserve... View Article
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