Congressman Boehner Suggests Bankers Grow A Pair Before Heading To DC
A lot of people on Wall Street have expressed issues with the Chris Dodd’s little proposed bank-reform bill. That’s fine, and House Minority Leader John Boehner doesn’t begrudge them their concerns. He...
View ArticleScott Brown Cannot In Good Conscience Support This Bill With The New Stuff...
Bloomberg reports Brown sent a letter to Dodd and Frank stating: “This tax was not in the Senate version of the bill which I supported. If the final version of the bill contains these higher taxes I...
View ArticleLobbyist For Small Banks Wants Industry To Wake Up!
You think the JPMorgans and the Goldmans and the Citis give a baker’s fuck about you? Think again! They’re just using you. Won’t remember your name in the morning, if in fact they don’t sneak out in...
View ArticleFormer SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt: You Could Clip Together 2,000 Copies Of The...
Why? According to Pitt, in a bold (though perhaps not so far-fetched) claim, nobody’s actually read the thing. Dodd-Frank is a ponderous beast. If Congress were paid by the word or the page, this...
View ArticleSenate Goes 60-39 In Approval Of Financial Reform Bill
And hey, guess what else?! At least one person on earth has read the whole thing! [via DI] Continue reading »Follow Dealbreaker on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: financial reform bill,...
View ArticleJust An FYI: “There will be no more taxpayer-funded bailouts. Period.”
You’ve been warned. (This is presumably why Vikula’s attendance at the signing was mandatory– people familiar with the matter wanted to make sure he couldn’t say he never got the memo.) [WSJ] Continue...
View ArticleWhat Does The Financial Reform Bill Mean For You? Kumar Patel Knows
If you haven’t read the document yet (and only one person has so don’t feel bad), have a looksee at the clip above, produced by the White House, which explains the impetus for the bill (“the careless...
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