Dodd-Frank is great for well-established small businesses that want to avoid competition from pesky upstarts.
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Tag Archives: Banks
Why Good Ideas Yield Bad Results
Keeping bad guys out of the banking system seemed like a good idea at the time.
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The $110 Billion Bank Robbery
Want to know where all that money from bank fines went? Check the barn.
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Big Banks Shun Small Business
Large banks are backing away from small business loans, and smaller institutions cannot fill the gap.
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Wang Did It
China finds scapegoats in the press for its financial woes; we sought ours in the banks.
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The Unbanked IRS
Smart regulation would bring people into the banking system, not toss them out.
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Courts Crack Down On ‘Zombie’ Debts
It’s a banking horror show: consumers haunted by ‘zombie’ debts that were discharged in bankruptcy.
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How We Nationalized America’s Banks
American banks have effectively been nationalized, as regulators intimidate and overwhelm boards of directors.
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Nothing Ventured, Plenty Lost
Bankers avoid risk at all costs, as the bank-hoovering-industrial-complex tallies fines and scalps.
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Sharing Losses In A Bitcoin Heist
A major bitcoin exchange is making all its customers share the pain after some accounts were hacked.
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