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Earth to Regulators: If You’re Going to (Hopefully) Ding John Stumpf, Don’t Miss Henry Kravis, Leon Black, et al.

Now that the press is focusing on executives who oversaw stealing, people like Leon Black are even more deserving targets than John Stumpf.

Just How Hard Is It To Cut US Greenhouse Gases?

The US is not surprisingly, going to miss 2020 greenhouse gas targets by a big margin. What will policymakers do?

CFPB Looks Here to Stay: What Does the Future Hold?

A decision by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals overturning the CFPB director structure allows the agency to pursue its ongoing policy and enforcement agenda. With separate new regulations on payday lending and mandatory arbitration expected soon, will consumers finally get the more effective financial product regulation we deserve?

Almost Nobody Is Satisfied With Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf’s Overdue Departure

While John Stumpf has finally departed Wells Fargo, the bank hasn’t made moves consistent with serious change.

Appeals Court Ruling That CFPB’s Structure Is Unconstitutional: A Stealth Win?

A scary-sounding ruling leaves the CFPB largely unscathed, and in some key ways, ahead.

RBS Looted Small Business Customers, Deliberately Driving Thousands in Bankruptcy, While Under Government Ownership

How RBS destroyed thousands of small UK businesses for fun and profit.

Not So Wondrous Drugs? – New Warnings about Severe Adverse Effects of New, Heavily Marketed Drugs for Hepatitis C

Dangerous diseases like hepatitis C make it a bit too easy for drugmakers to peddle wonder cures….

Private Equity Double Standard: California’s John Chiang, Other State Officials Happily Ding Headline-Grabbing Wells But Look Other Way With PE

State officials like California Treasurer John Chiang eagerly sanction an easy target like Wells Fargo. But private equity? Fuddedaboudit.

After 30 Years of Investing in Private Equity, Washington Decides That It Might Help if Its Board Knew What It Was Doing

Yet more confirmation of the dirty secret of private equity: the investors are way out of their depth.

Calling All Wells Fargo Whistleblowers!

We have published extensive whistleblower reports and encourage former and current Wells Fargo who’ve witnessed sales abuses to contact us.

We’re Past the Point of No Return for Climate Change

On why the case for combatting climate change is more urgent than ever, and what can be done about it.

Don Quijones: Rescue of Italy’s Monte dei Paschi Gets ‘Dark’ & ‘Complicated’

As Monte dei Paschi flounders, details of past chicanery emerge, implicating Deutsche Bank, Normura, the Bank of Italy, and Maro Draghi.

Blackstone Presents New Fee Scheme: Tricky Fees are Dead, Long Live Tricky Fees!

Blackstone’s new, improved fee scheme confirms that any supposed concession to investors need to be viewed with great skepticism.

When Bank Boards Get Too Cozy, Expect Misconduct

Why regulators and investors need better measures of the connections between bank executives and their boards.

Stumpf is Still Faking It – Claims 75% Couldn’t Resist Wells Fargo Credit Cards

In a not-exactly-shocking development of the ongoing Wells Fargo account faking scandal (see our previous coverage here, here and here if you’re late to the party and need a quick catch-up) CEO John Stumpf, fighting a rear-guard action, is making outlandish claims about how, having begun the process of contacting customers who it has cause to […]

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Category Archives: Regulations and regulators

Earth to Regulators: If You’re Going to (Hopefully) Ding John Stumpf, Don’t Miss Henry Kravis, Leon Black, et al.

Just How Hard Is It To Cut US Greenhouse Gases?

CFPB Looks Here to Stay: What Does the Future Hold?

Almost Nobody Is Satisfied With Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf’s Overdue Departure

Appeals Court Ruling That CFPB’s Structure Is Unconstitutional: A Stealth Win?

RBS Looted Small Business Customers, Deliberately Driving Thousands in Bankruptcy, While Under Government Ownership

Not So Wondrous Drugs? – New Warnings about Severe Adverse Effects of New, Heavily Marketed Drugs for Hepatitis C

Private Equity Double Standard: California’s John Chiang, Other State Officials Happily Ding Headline-Grabbing Wells But Look Other Way With PE

After 30 Years of Investing in Private Equity, Washington Decides That It Might Help if Its Board Knew What It Was Doing

Calling All Wells Fargo Whistleblowers!

We’re Past the Point of No Return for Climate Change

Don Quijones: Rescue of Italy’s Monte dei Paschi Gets ‘Dark’ & ‘Complicated’

Blackstone Presents New Fee Scheme: Tricky Fees are Dead, Long Live Tricky Fees!

When Bank Boards Get Too Cozy, Expect Misconduct

Stumpf is Still Faking It – Claims 75% Couldn’t Resist Wells Fargo Credit Cards

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