February 3, 2012Progress on Letting Big Banks FailSimon Johnson, New York Times | ||||
The drafters of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law got an important thing right. Despite fierce pushback from the banks — and lackluster support from the White House at critical moments — the legislators communicated a key new intent: megabanks must be able to fail, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation should be in charge of that liquidation process. TAGGED: FDIC, Banks, Simon Johnson, Too Big To Fail, Dodd-Frank RECOMMENDED ARTICLES
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