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Treasury: Government nears end of SIFI process
By Arthur D. PostalThe top Treasury overseer of financial institutions said Thursday night that the government is nearing the end of the process of designating which nonbanks, such as insurers, will be deemed systemically significant and therefore subject to federal regulation.
April 22, 2013
Are student loans destroying the economy?Are young people trying to stay ahead of debt or falling behind on settling down?
April 19, 2013
Treasury: Government near the end of SIFI processHowever, its still unclear when votes will be made in designating an insurer as systemically significant.
April 18, 2013
CFPB calls for ‘rigorous’ standards for senior designationsWith such a bewildering array of titles and acronyms, it is no wonder that older Americans are confused and misled by these titles, says CFPBs Cordray.
April 18, 2013
CFPB calls for ‘rigorous’ standards for senior designationsWith such a bewildering array of titles and acronyms, it is no wonder that older Americans are confused and misled by these titles, says CFPBs Cordray.
April 18, 2013
CFPB Calls for ‘Rigorous’ Standards for Senior DesignationsThe CFPB told Congress, the SEC and state regulators that the alphabet soup of senior designationsmore than 50confuses older Americans and that a three-pronged approach is needed to protect the elderly from fraud.
April 17, 2013
Reinhart and Rogoff Fight BackCarmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, in response to a trio of researchers assailing their work, vigorously defended their seminal 2010 study.
April 16, 2013
Oops! Reinhart-Rogoff Research Tripped Up by TypoA simple Excel spreadsheet error punches a hole in a highly cited economic paper by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff that has been used to bolster policies favoring restraint in government spending.