Bank Earnings Are Soaring, but Congress Wants to Gut Post-Crisis Safeguards
The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act threatens to undo many of the safeguards enacted by the Dodd-Frank financial reform law.
Susan Antilla
Susan Antilla is an award-winning journalist and reporting fellow at The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute.
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Under Trump’s SEC, Wall Street Secrecy Expands as Enforcement Shrinks
In Jay Clayton, Wall Street firms have a regulator who likes to dole out disclosure exemptions and slaps on the wrist.
How Wall Street Silences Women
Amid the mass revelations of sexual abuse in the workplace, the notorious financial sector has been noticeably unscathed. A new report could explain why.
Wall Street Wants to Kill the Agency Protecting Americans From Financial Scams
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has become a fast-moving agency that actually chalks up wins for average Americans. Republicans have sworn to kill it.
Financial Advisers Want to Rip Off Small Investors. Trump Wants to Help Them Do It.
The fiduciary rule, designed to protect investors from predatory advisers, went in effect on June 9. Now the financial industry aims to kill it.