Financial Institutions

Traders watch their screens while waiting for the close of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, May 18, 2012. (Reuters/Lucas Jackson)

Opinion

JPMorgan Mess: Why Mitt Romney’s Wrong on Dodd-Frank

May 25, 2012, Michael Barr

In light of JPMorgan's multi-billion dollar trading loss, Michael Barr vigorously defends the need to keep Dodd-Frank's financial regulations in place and addresses Republican efforts to repeal the law.

Recent Activity

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Past Event

The Future of Financial Reform: A Live Web Chat with Douglas Elliott

May 23, 2012
Testimony | House Financial Services Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit

Designating Systemically Important Financial Institutions

May 16, 2012, Douglas J. Elliott
Paper

$2 Billion Later: Policy Implications of JP Morgan Chase’s Trading Loss

May 14, 2012, Douglas J. Elliott
Blog Post

Putting JPMorgan Chase’s $2 Billion Loss in Context

May 11, 2012, Douglas J. Elliott | comments
Testimony | House Financial Services Committee

The Case for Preserving the Federal Reserve’s Dual Mandate

May 8, 2012, Alice M. Rivlin
In the News

The uncertainty surrounding the future of the mortgage finance system has impeded the rebound of the housing market and the private housing-finance market. It’s just really hard for the players to make decisions when you don’t know what the rules are going to be in the future.
April 18, 2012 , Karen Dynan, Bloomberg
Book

No Slack

2012, Michael Barr
In the News

The global economic recovery is still sputtering due to a lack of robust demand, policy tools that are stretched to their limits and unable to muster much traction, and enormous risks posed by weak financial systems and political uncertainty.
April 15, 2012 , Eswar Prasad, Financial Times
Opinion

Safeguard Social Policies in Africa: A Continent-Wide Public Debate

March 31, 2012, Michael M. Cernea
Blog Post

No Complacency: Euro Survival Requires Political Union

March 29, 2012, Carlo Bastasin | comments