Federal Reserve Board Issues Instructions for 2013 Stress Tests
Banks can lower planned distributions to meet capital requirements.
SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro is Stepping Down
President Obama names SEC Commissioner Elisse Walter to assume role of Chairman.
CFPB Examines Obstacles to Repayment of Private Student Loans
Report finds similarity between complaints by student borrowers and mortgagors.
Finance Experts Discuss Future of U.S. Housing System
Penn panel focuses on current housing finance regulatory issues.
Discussion of Securities Market “Kill Switch” Dominates SEC Roundtable
Experts discuss ways to freeze trading to stop runaway computer errors.
CFPB Issues Safe Harbor Countries List for Remittance Transfer Providers
Consumer agency exempts some cross-border money transfers from certain disclosure requirements.
Predicting the Cost of Financial Reform
IMF report contends that more stringent bank regulations will not harm the economy.
Failing at Failure: An Institutional Analysis of Dodd-Frank’s Orderly Liquidation Authority
OLA applies an ill-fitting model to financial distress resolution and produces troubling participatory effects.
Evaluating the PTO’s Proposed Fee Structure
Proposed fee structure remains flawed and may contribute to the perception of a “broken” patent system.
The SEC’s Quest for Informational Symmetry
Penn Law professor concludes Regulation FD has reduced selective disclosure.
“Revolutionary Turnaround” for SEC’s Rulemaking
Law professor argues that cost-benefit analysis could make securities regulation more effective.