Big Business’s Bonanza Week in the Supreme Court
The new 5-4 conservative majority is likely to rule against the legal rights of workers and consumers.
Finance, Competition, and Consumer Protection
Hollowing Out the Volcker Rule
Regulators’ proposal to weaken the Volcker Rule would expand loopholes, narrow definitions, give banks leeway to govern themselves, and introduce more risk into the banking sector.
Corporate Long-Termism, Transparency, and the Public Interest
Boosting SEC-regulated transparency on environmental, social, and governance matters can help align the interests of investors, management, and the public towards shared long-term success.
Indexing Capital Gains to Inflation Will Only Further Rig the Economy Against Workers
The Trump administration’s plan to allow capital holders to index their assets to inflation is the latest attempt to benefit the wealthy as it takes steps to cut workers’ pay and retirement savings.
Big Business Rules American Agriculture—and Congress Doesn’t Seem to Care
Farmers are feeling the substantial consolidation across many agricultural markets, yet the issue is conspicuously absent from the current Farm Bill debate.
How a GOLIATH Act Could Restore Consumer Rights
Restoring Americans’ ability to hold companies accountable would rebuild consumer power and trust in government.
5 Questions for the Fed’s Vice Chairman for Supervision
The Fed’s vice chairman for supervision will face questions on a range of financial regulatory issues when he testifies on the Hill this week.
Fact Sheet: The Senate’s Bipartisan Dodd-Frank Rollback Bill
S. 2155—the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act—has a multitude of misguided and risky provisions.
10 Years Later: The Financial Crisis State by State
States were devastated by the financial crisis, and Congress should not plant the seeds of the next one through deregulation.
The Trump Administration Is Quietly Slashing Financial Stability Funding
Gutting funding for the Financial Stability Oversight Council and the Office of Financial Research does not save taxpayers a dime and makes the U.S. financial system less safe.
7 Ways Congress Could Give More Leverage to Consumers and Small Businesses in the Financial Marketplace
In a time of record bank profits, Congress should enact new protections instead of rolling back regulations.
Resisting Financial Deregulation
Improving economic growth requires strengthening and better implementing financial stability reforms—not eroding them.
English v. Trump and the Future of the CFPB’s Independence
While the Dodd-Frank Act would clearly place Leandra English in charge of the consumer bureau, vital consumer protections hang in the balance from the Trump administration’s contested appointment.
3 Flawed Banking Industry Arguments Against a Key Postcrisis Capital Requirement
The banking industry is pushing for changes to the supplementary leverage ratio, but their arguments miss the mark.
Deregulating AIG Was a Mistake
Material financial stress at insurance giant AIG could still threaten U.S. financial stability.