Elizabeth Warren Accuses Banks Of Lying

On Thursday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) sent a letter to the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accusing banks of lying about the pending rule requiring financial advisers to put clients’ interests ahead of their own, thus potentially violating securities laws...
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2016/03/31/3765249/warren-banks-fiduciary-standard/

6 Ways to Reform Our Corrupt Financial System

We must tame the growth of wealth among the top 1 percent and establish rules and institutions that ensure security and opportunity for the middle class...
http://www.alternet.org/books/6-ways-reform-our-corrupt-financial-system

Mohamed El-Erian On The Next Crash (Tom Ashbrook, On Point)

Mohamed El-Erian has overseen the investment of billions, trillons of dollars. Now he’s looking out on the global economy and sees trouble. Since the crash of ’08, central banks like the Fed have propped things up. Political leaders have failed to lead on underlying problems. And soon, says El-Erian, things are going to have to be really fixed or fall apart. Infrastructure, inequality, education. Fix them or watch out, he says. This hour On Point: Mohamed El-Erain on the road ahead right now. — Tom Ashbrook
Interview:
http://onpoint.wbur.org/2016/02/16/economic-market-crash-prediction

Wisconsin GOP Invites Debt Collectors To File More Lawsuits Against Consumers

People who make money collecting debts in Wisconsin are about to get a big favor from their government. A law sitting on Gov. Scott Walker’s (R) desk this week would make it much easier and much less risky for debt collectors to go after consumers in court, and much harder to prove that any given collection effort is bogus...
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2016/02/24/3753102/wisconsin-debt-collector-lawsuits/

The Story Behind Clinton's Jab At Sanders' One Wall Street Vote | ThinkProgress

Sanders voted in favor of passing Ewing’s original CFMA in October of 2000 and for the appropriations package that included Gramm’s end-around rewrite of it in December of that year. It’s that second vote that helped slam the door on regulations for derivatives. Again, such regulation wouldn’t have prevented the housing bubble, but it could at very least have put a canary in the mine on the elaborate system of interlocking wagers that investors placed on and around that bubble...
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2016/02/05/3746742/clinton-sanders-derivatives-regulation/

Elizabeth Warren to Democrats: Get Serious About Wall Street Prosecutions

Senator Elizabeth Warren is still fighting for the people and going against the big banks on Wall Street. Now, she rightfully wants the rest of the Democrats to step up and fight alongside her. Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio and Farron Cousins discuss this.

https://youtu.be/NBaUxEuJrUs

Clinton Laughs Off Question on Goldman Sachs, But Can Millions in Special Interest Cash Be Ignored?

The Intercept’s Lee Fang recently questioned Hillary Clinton about her speeches for Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs, which paid her $675,000 for just three appearances. After a town hall in Manchester, New Hampshire, Fang asked Clinton if she would release the transcripts of her paid speeches to Goldman Sachs. Clinton laughed and turned away. Fang joins us to discuss Clinton’s Wall Street ties along with Ellen Chesler, a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute and longtime Clinton supporter.
https://youtu.be/7vKfFfPXDUo

Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founder Explains Why America Needs Bernie Sanders

In just a few days, we’ll have the results from the Iowa caucus, and so far this has already been a race for the record books. Nobody had expected Bernie Sanders to present a real challenge to Hillary Clinton, but today, he’s neck and neck with her in early primary states. His surge is happening because people are tired of the influence that corporations have over our democracy, and because people are excited about a politician that actually appears to be honest. One of Bernie’s biggest supporters is Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream.
Interview:
https://youtu.be/IQcH9fTZKys

Hillary Clinton Is Not Telling The Truth About Wall Street

Clinton's attack on Sanders is as simple as it is untrue: Unlike Sanders, Clinton has argued, she is willing to take on "shadow banking" -- a broad term for various financial activities that aren't regulated as strictly as conventional lending...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/hillary-clinton-wall-street_568ed8d6e4b0cad15e6415cd

Paul Krugman: The Nasty Truth That Trump Distracts Us From

And you thought W. was bad...
http://www.alternet.org/economy/paul-krugman-nasty-truth-trump-distracts-us

Next financial crash is coming – and before we've fixed flaws from last one

IMF global stability report makes for a sobering read, saying sustainable recovery has failed to materialised and cheap money has led to bubbles and debt...
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/oct/07/next-financial-crash-is-coming-imf-global-stability-report

Can Central Banks Print Prosperity? (Intelligence Squared U.S.)

Central banks all around the world have been printing money. This policy, known as quantitative easing in banker jargon, has driven up the price of stocks and bonds. But will it lead to real and sustainable increases in global growth, or is it sowing the seeds of future inflation?
Interview:
http://intelligencesquaredus.org/debates/upcoming-debates/item/1405-central-banks-can-print-prosperity

Robert Reich: What Happened on My Tour Through Red State America

The best way to learn is to talk with people who disagree with you.
http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/robert-reich-what-happened-my-tour-through-red-state-america

Lawmakers Hijack Criminal Justice Reform With Plan To Immunize CEOs From Many Laws | ThinkProgress

...Tucked within the bill, however, is a provision that could effectively immunize many high-ranking corporate executives from various laws prohibiting criminal conduct in areas ranging from pollution to consumer safety to financial fraud...

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2015/11/19/3723690/lawmakers-hijack-criminal-justice-reform-with-plan-to-immunize-ceos-from-many-laws/

Lawmakers Line Up To Make It Easier To Discriminate Against You When You Buy A Car

A bill to allow racially discriminatory car lending practices is up for a vote in the House this week. If it passes, it could restore a system that routinely charges black and Latino borrowers hundreds of dollars more for car loans than similarly-qualified white borrowers...

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2015/11/17/3723255/cfpb-car-loans-discrimination/

Five financial regulations that help protect your wallet - CSMonitor.com

The government has a well-deserved reputation for red tape, dysfunction, and Congressional bickering. But government bodies have also passed several regulations that protect the money in your wallet. Here is a look at some of the most important regulations protecting the financial health of consumers today.
http://m.csmonitor.com/Business/Saving-Money/2015/1117/Five-financial-regulations-that-help-protect-your-wallet

Bank Raises Its Minimum Wage To $15, Sees Immediate Benefits

"There's plenty of room to share with employees," said the CEO of Amalgamated Bank.  ... Read more

Warren Rails Against Ad 'Where I Look Like A Commie Dictator'

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on Tuesday night tore into an ad that ran during the Fox Business Network debate that criticized the Consumer Financial P... Read more

Ben Carson Spews Word Salad On Too Big To Fail

Move over Sarah Palin! You've got some competition in the word salad department. MSNBC's Chris Jansing caught up to Ben Carson shortly after the Fox B...  Read more

4 Predictions Republicans Made About The Economy That Are Really Embarrassing Now

We're in the middle of the longest streak of job growth on record in American history.  ... Read more