financial regulations

Is the Financial System Safe Now -- or Just Safer?

Since Lehman's collapse in September 2008, regulators around the world have begun erecting a scaffolding of new rules and regulations designed limit excessive risk-taking. The big question is: Are they enough to prevent another financial crisis?

Is Dodd-Frank Reshaping Wall Street Already?

Some top financial institutions are moving surprisingly quickly to change how they operate. Question is: Did the financial reform law force their hands, or is this just a good time for big banks to rethink their business?

Obama to request power to seize more firms