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Poll: Dodd-Frank Wouldn’t Have Helped Lehman Creditors

A majority of respondents to an American Bankruptcy Institute poll said creditors of failed investment bank Lehman Brother Holdings Inc. wouldn’t have fared better in a post-Dodd-Frank world.

Final Durbin Rule Clinches It: "Prepaid" Cards Subject to Fee Cap

The Fed calls out what many bankers failed to notice: Highly successful, rapid growth products labeled as "prepaid cards" are not in fact prepaid cards, they are electronic transaction accounts.

King of Orange County Real Estate Files for Bankruptcy

Six Reasons Why Sheila Bair Should Be the Next Treasury Secretary

The atmosphere in D.C. is hyper-partisan, a presidential election is looming and the economy is barely limping along.

No, Banks Aren't 'Sheltered and Subsidized'

The size of JPM's derivatives book reflects the preferences of counterparties and its own risk management policies. It has nothing with deposit insurance or being too big to fail.

The Daily Docket: Former Taylor Bean Leader Gets 30 Years

A federal judge on Thursday sentenced former Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. Chairman Lee Farkas to 30 years in prison for running a multibillion-dollar fraud scheme that led to the collapse of the mortgage lender and a major bank.