July Senate commentary

From Riski

See also Senate draft commentary.

Contents 1 July 31 2 July 30 3 July 29 4 July 28 5 July 27 6 July 26 7 July 25 8 July 24 9 July 23 10 July 22 11 July 21 12 July 20 13 July 19 14 July 18 15 July 17 16 July 16 17 July 15 18 July 14 19 July 13 20 July 12 21 July 11 22 July 10 23 July 9 24 July 8 25 July 7 26 July 6 27 July 5 28 July 2 29 July 1

July 31

• Ron Paul Goes After The SEC's FOIA Exclusivity, Introduces SEC Transparency Act ZeroHedge
• Dodd Sounded Out Bair Over Consumer Post Wall Street Journal
• Kilroy Was Here, Alas Wall Street Journal

July 30

• IMF: US financial system could need $76bn in capital BobsGuide
• Moody's Says Spain May Lose Aaa Rating; U.S. Needs `Clear Plan' Bloomberg
• How Dodd-Frank travels – all the way to Canadian ABCP FT Alphaville
• Thanks, Hank Huffington Post
• SEC Proposes Reform of Rule 12b-1, Mutual Fund Distribution Payment Framework K&L Gates
• Elizabeh Warren to Netroots Nation: We Have the Tools; Let’s Use Them New Deal 2.0

July 29

• What Rule 17g-5 looks like FT Alphaville
• US Reps Frank, Kanjorski Announce September Housing Finance Hearings House Financial Services Committee
• Chilton Not Concerned New Rules to Push Trading Overseas: Video Bloomberg
• Bloomberg's Salas, McKee on Fed Transparency, Bollinger: Video Bloomberg
• In Basel, Eternal Work In Progress New York Times
• The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Financial Services Alert - Special Edition – In-Depth Analysis Goodwin Proctor
• Elizabeth Warren Freak Out, 1: So-called “Ideologue” Rortybomb
• Dodd Urging White House to Tap Bair as Head of New U.S. Consumer Bureau Bloomberg
• Paul Krugman: Curbing Your Enthusiasm New York Times
• Fallout From Financial Reform Bill May Hamper Angel Investing Read Write Web

July 28

• Joseph Stiglitz: Banks 'Gutted' Almost Every Meaningful Provision In The Financial Reform Bill Huffington Post
• The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act - In-Depth Analysis Goodwin Procter
• The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Cravath
• Dodd-Frank: Short Title, Short-Termism Jones, Day
• Senate panel backs Yellen, Raskin, Diamond for Fed Reuters
• LCH.Clearnet may offer 'lite' membership to sovereigns Risk Magazine
• Work to Hammer out OTC Derivatives Rules Begins DerivAlert.org
• Citigroup May Move Prop Traders to Hedge Funds for Volcker Rule Bloomberg
• The unpredictability of the unsolicited rating FT Alphaville
• ABS market freed! Ford rejoices! Ratings agencies make provisos! FT Alphaville
• Realpoint advocates point-in-time ratings Credit Risk Chronicles
• Credit rating cliff risk creeps to American banks FT Alphaville
• Banks Laud Basel Compromise on Capital Rules as Stocks Surge Bloomberg
• Divisions Emerge Among Republicans Over Elizabeth Warren Huffington Post
• Consumer Regulator Beefs Up Wall Street Journal
• Feds demand diversity on Wall Street Politico
• President Visits New York but Wall Street Isn't at Home Wall Street Journal
• Incite: Hey brokers, the SEC is right about 12(b)-1 Bloomberg
• OUTRAGE: FinReg Law Exempts SEC From Public Disclosure Requirements The Daily Bail
• Bachus: Report Reveals Dodd-Frank Act Includes Buried Provision Permitting Failed Regulators to Evade Public Oversight and Transparency Rep. Bachus

July 27

• Public Comments on SEC Regulatory Initiatives Under the Dodd-Frank Act SEC
• SEC head warns against financial reform re-debate Reuters
• Schapiro: SEC now soliciting input on fiduciary issue Investment News
• UPDATE: SEC Seeks Comment On Broker-Dealer, Adviser Standards Wall Street Journal
• How to Pay a Banker Project Syndicate
• Bankers’ Pay New York Times
• ompensation and risk: Initial disclosures under new SEC rules and what you need to know about them Grant Thornton
• Ex-Regulators Get Set to Lobby on New Financial Rules New York Times
• Liquidity critical to OTC clearing, argue dealers Risk
• Goldman's Derivatives Clearing Service: The Better To Cheat You With My Dear Jesse's Cafe Americain
• Goldman Sachs Announces Clearing Services for OTC Derivatives Goldman Sachs
• Clarke: MSRB Arrives At a 'Turning Point’ Bond Buyer
• Nobel Prize winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz speaks with Kerry O'Brien. Australian Broadcasting Corporation
• Treasury Under Secretary Brainard Remarks at the Peterson Institute for International Economics US Treasury
• Basel Committee Softens Bank Capital Rules, Sets Leverage Cap Bloomberg
• Banks Win Time But Not Respite From Basel Reuters
• From Basel, avec amour FT Alphaville
• Agreement Reached on Basel Committee Capital and Liquidity Reforms Bank Digest
• Banking needs more robust stress tests than these Financial Times
• 'Systemic risk' theory gains in stature as way to prevent the next bubble Washington Post
• Reuters Gets a Wall Street Take on Warren Columbia Journalism Review
• There Are Zero Good Reasons To Block Elizabeth Warren Huffington Post
• Dodd: No Recess Appointment For Warren, Who Still May Not Be Confirmable Talking Points Memo
• Elizabeth Warren and Her Discontents Huffington Post
• Dodd Nixes Elizabeth Warren Recess Appointment Option Huffington Post
• NOW Questions Obama's Reluctance To Nominate Elizabeth Warren, Asks Whether Sexism At Play Huffington Post
• Guest Post: The Illustrated Guide To Larry Summers' FinReg Hypocrisy And Hallucinations Zerohedge
• Ratings Firms' Power Trip Lays Bare Their Weaknesses Wall Street Journal
• What's next for housing finance, Fannie and Freddie? McClatchy

July 26

• Dodd-Frank Act Securitization Reform; New SEC ABS Office Morrison Foerster
• GearGrind: Regulators to Study Requiring Standardized Algorithmic Computer-based Models to Pinpoint Derivatives Risks (The) Street Controls (You)
• Dodd-Frank Act Impact on Investment Advisers and Private Investment Funds Day Pitney
• White House: Warren "very confirmable" Reuters
• White House signals its support for Warren The Hill
• SEC No Action Letter on Rating Non Disclosure Jayanth Varma Financial Markets Blog
• What Financial Reform Means for Municipal Bonds CNBC
• Reforming Wall Street – now the hard work begins e Financial News
• Dealer-led market may be disrupted by Dodd-Frank Risk Magazine
• Bachus Questions Reform in Light of Deficit Report Bank Digest
• Americans More Trusting of the Financial Industry The Atlantic
• A new approach to financial regulation - Consultation Document Her Majesty's Treasury
• A new approach to financial regulation - Impact Assessment Her Majesty's Treasury

July 25

• Al Franken Endorses Elizabeth Warren For Consumer Protection Bureau Huffington Post
• Warren’s Candidacy Raises a Partisan Debate New York Times

July 24

• OTC DERIVATIVES CFTC
• CFTC's Bart Chilton On Financial Reform, Position Limits, and Curbing 'Disruptive Practices' Jesse's Cafe Americain

July 23

• U.S. Regulatory Reform Heads to the Implementation Phase Gibson Dunn
• Comprehensive Financial Reform Legislation Becomes Law Pepper Hamilton
• Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Signed Nixon Peabody
• The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: A Summary Alston + Bird
• SEC Breaks Impasse With Rating Firms Wall Street Journal
• S.E.C. Grants Delay on Ratings Disclosure for Bonds New York Times
• Rush Limbaugh Weighs In On Credit Raters’ Silent Oath Wall Street Journal
• S&P Weighs Impact of Reform on Insurers National Underwriter
• Financial reform law includes big cash incentives for whistle-blowers LA Times
• Dodd-Lincoln Colloquy Clarifies Scope of Family Office Exemption from Advisers Act CCH Derivatives Regulation Law Reporter
• Lincoln-Feinstein Colloquy Reveals that CFTC Should Prohibit Event Derivatives Contracts as Against the Public Interest Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
• Video: Derivatives regulation - is it any clearer? Financial Times
• SEF 101: Deconstructing the Swap Execution Facility Kevin on the Street
• XBRL Falls Off the US Regulatory Checklist, What Will This Mean for Data Management? A-Team Insight
• Barney Frank: Elizabeth Warren Should Head CFPB, By Recess Appointment If Necessary Huffington Post
• Why Obama will nominate Warren Reuters
• Warren is clear choice to run new consumer agency Boston Globe
• Is Obama Planning a Plan B for Warren? Wall Street Journal
• Key lieutenants behind scenes ensured passage of financial regulation overhaul Washington Post
• Financial Reform Law A Monster RightPundits.com
• Mike Konczal Talks FinReg on The Breakdown New Deal 2.0
• Corporate Governance and Disclosure Implications of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Mayer Brown

July 22

• The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Greenberg Traurig
• How HAMP Makes Elizabeth Warren The Only Choice For Consumer Protection New Deal 2.0
• Why Banks Should Back Elizabeth Warren to Head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau BNet
• Obama should nominate Elizabeth Warren to lead new consumer protection bureau Washington Post
• She’s a Candidate for a Job She Devised New York Times
• Dems Line Up To Back Elizabeth Warren, 'She Predicted What Was Going To Happen' Huffington Post
• Geithner Refuses To Say Whether He'd Be Happy With Warren Leading Consumer Agency (VIDEO) Huffington Post
• The Fed has a disconcerting power over the financial markets Credit Writedowns
• Goldman To Retain PE Business EMII.com
• Financial Reform Bill Strengthens Regulation, Expands Potential Liability of Credit Rating Agencies K&L Gates
• What’s the SEC to do about 436(g)? Call a time out FT Alphaville
• Why repealing Rule 436(g) violates the first amendment and other rating agency guff FT Alphaville
• Rating agencies, Dodd-Frank and the ABS market FT Alphaville
• U.S. Credit Firms Tell Clients Not To Use Their Ratings? ZeroHedge
• Ratings Agencies Try To Blackmail Regulators The American Prospect
• Consumer tsar to rule over Wall Street The Age
• How Russ Feingold Weakened Financial Reform The American Prospect
• Geithner: Warren 'Would Be A Very Strong Leader' Of Consumer Bureau Talking Points Memo
• Wall St. bill boosting Washington economy The Hill
• Bartlett Says Finance Law Provides Systemic Protection: Video Bloomberg
• As financial reform becomes law, SEC emerges with new powers and duties Washington Post
• Could FinReg hurt the economy in the short term? Washington Post
• Derivatives reform to hit energy giants Energy Risk
• Legal experts identify end-user issues under new US act Energy Risk
• FinReg: The End of the Beginning Kevin on the Street
• Credit-Card Reform Succeeds in Ending Many Deceptive Practices, Pew Finds Bloomberg

July 21

• Davis-Polk Guidance on Use of Credit Ratings in Securities Offerings Following Dodd-Frank Credit Risk Chronicles
• Congressional Overhaul of the Derivatives Market in the United States K&L Gates
• “Originate-to-Distribute” Lives on in Securitizations of Plain Vanilla Residential Mortgages: The Securitization Reform Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act K&L Gates
• Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Summary of Key Provisions Debevoise & Plimpton
• Obama Administration Enacts Sweeping Financial Regulatory Reform O'Melveny & Myers
• The Impact of Financial Reform: Banking, the Volcker Rule, Executive Compensation, and Corporate Governance Ropes & Gray
• Obama Signs The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Mayer Brown
• Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Dorsey & Whitney
• Dodd-Frank Act Becomes Law Harvard Law School Forum
• A Roosevelt Moment for America’s Megabanks? Project Syndicate
• Bachus Statement As President Obama Signs Law to Reward Wall Street At The Expense Of Main Street Jobs Comm on Financial Services Republicans
• Obama Signs Finance Bill as Political, Regulatory Battles Await Bloomberg
• Obama signs controversial financial-reform bill - and the spin begins Bloomberg
• Obama Signs Legislation Overhauling Financial Rules New York Times
• What The Financial Bill Did And Didn't Do NPR
• Republicans Stand Clear of Financial Reform Law PBS
• TARP watchdog says $3.7 trillion in federal bailout commitments The Hill
• US financial system support up $700 bln in past year-watchdog Reuters
• Did The Credit Agencies Just Go Extinct? ZeroHedge
• Bond Sale? Don't Quote Us, Request Credit Firms Wall Street Journal
• U.S. Mortgage Brokers Get Criminal Check, Tests Under New Rules Bloomberg
• CRE Finance Council Stresses Need to Coordinate and Customize Rules Commercial Real Estate Finance Council
• Obama's next focus of reform: Housing finance Washington Post
• Goldman’s Go-Round New York Times
• Wall St reform – the video FT Alphaville
• Dodd-Frank Act and Its Impact on Public Companies and Financial Services Companies O'Melveny & Myers
• SEC Proposes More Disclosure, New Rules for Mutual Fund Fees Bloomberg
• Dodd-Frank: consumer protection regulator to increase retail op risk exposure Operational Risk and Regulation
• The Dodd-Frank Consumer Finance Act: What You Need to Know Katten Muchin Rosenman

July 20

• US Regulator: Global Banks Must Beef Up Capital Reuters
• Unlearnt lessons from the financial crisis may spell disaster The Age
• Financial reform's impact too early to judge, says retired BofA CEO McClatchy
• Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Impact on Public Companies Fried Frank
• Landmark Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation Passed By U.S. Congress Shearman & Sterling
• Short Summary of the Titles of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Cadwalader
• A New Era: Depository Institutions and Their Holding Companies Face a Deluge of Regulatory Changes K&L Gates
• Several Bank CEOs Not Invited to Bill Signing Wall Street Journal
• Warren May Lack Votes for Consumer Agency, Dodd Says Bloomberg
• Wall Street reform will take years for government to fully implement The Hill
• Sputtering Obama Foreclosure Program May Threaten Recovery Huffington Post
• Bond Default Means Too Much Debt, Too Little Time: Commentary by Joe Mysak Bloomberg
• A Fiduciary Duty for Broker-Dealers? How Dodd-Frank May Change the Way Broker-Dealers Conduct Business Morrison Foerster
• Regulators Are Human, Too New York Times

July 19

• The Volcker Rule The New Yorker
• Fitch Comments on U.S. Financial Reform Act's Implication for Credit Rating Agencies Fitch Ratings
• Fitch won't allow ratings to be used in reg filings Reuters
• Elizabeth Warren Could Head CFPB Without Senate Confirmation Huffington Post
• Financial Reform Coalition Endorses Elizabeth Warren To Head New Consumer Agency Huffington Post
• More Doubt on Warren Nomination Mother Jones
• Dodd doubts Warren's confirmability for consumer guardian job The Hill
• Financial Reform Legislation Gives Angel Investors a Break Small Business Trends
• Bond funds could be squeezed by new financial reforms Investment News
• A New World Begins for Wall Street Oversight New York Times
• Senator Johnson Clarifies Compromise on Broker Duty of Care Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
• America's AAA Rating Is Cut in Land of Bubbles: William Pesek Bloomberg
• Senate Finance will hold hearing on TARP The Hill
• US SEC sees staff beef-up to enforce new law Reuters
• Hedge Funds after Dodd-Frank NYU Stern School of Business

July 18

• In Finance We Distrust Project Syndicate
• Meanwhile in Basel New York Times
• Reform becomes law as questions abound Investment News
• Finra may expand oversight to all financial advisers Investment News
• The Real Reason Geithner Is Afraid of Elizabeth Warren Huffington Post

July 17

• Financial Reform Bill Fixes the Economy ... Not! Washington's Blog

July 16

• Congress Should Take Up $90 Billion Bank Tax, Frank Says Bloomberg
• The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and a Little Known Corner of Wall Street: the Repo Market NYU Stern School of Business
• Financial Regulatory Reform - Conference Report Rolls Back Federal Preemption Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
• US financial reform – ‘How could rational people do this?’ FT Alphaville
• Dodd-Frank passes but leaves questions unanswered Risk Magazine
• Congress's Approval of Finance Bill Shifts Focus to Regulators Bloomberg
• 2010 Mid-Year Outlook K&L Gates
• Law Remakes U.S. Financial Landscape Wall Street Journal
• Fed Gets More Power, Responsibility Wall Street Journal
• Shelby Calls for Financial Reform Repeal Senatus
• Basel Committee Says Capital Reforms on Track Wall Street Journal
• Axelrod: Financial reform will help Dems win in November The Hill
• Obama Admin Praises Elizabeth Warren But States 'There Are Other Candidates As Well' To Lead CFPB Huffington Post
• Simon Johnson: White House Failure To Appoint Elizabeth Warren Would Be The Last Straw Huffington Post
• AIG agrees to pay $725M to investors in settlement AP
• New Finance Rules Become Real as Emanuel Says `Just Do It' Bloomberg
• A CFPB Story, Geithner, Preemption Rortybomb
• The Dodd-Frank List of Topics, My High-Level Impressions Rortybomb

July 15

• Final Version of Financial Regulatory Reform Bill Establishes New Landscape - Critical Details Left to Regulators Sutherland
• So Did Congress Actually Reform Wall Street? Mother Jones
• Fed Up with FinReg: Rooseveltians React New Deal 2.0
• Financial overhaul passes key procedural hurdle with 60-38 vote The Hill
• Congress Approves Historic and Sweeping Overhaul of US Financial Regulation CCH Federal Securities Law Reporter
• US Senate passes financial reform Financial Times
• Financial Overhaul Passes Key Senate Hurdle Wall Street Journal
• Senator Kaufman: The Wall Street Reform Bill: How Much Did We Lose Getting to 60? Huffington Post
• Wall Street Reform Senator Bernie Sanders
• Corker Says Rules Overhaul Doesn't Address `Core Issues': Video Bloomberg
• Warner Says Rules Bill Won't Hurt Bank Competitiveness: Video Bloomberg
• Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin Address - SIFMA “Regulatory Reform Summit” US Treasury
• Failures of the Dodd-Frank Act Financial Times
• What Remains of the Volcker Rule in the New Banking Legislation NYU Stern School of Business
• Consumer Financial Protection Regulation: The Winners and Losers NYU Stern School of Business
• Reforming Compensation and Governance in the New Financial Regulation NYU Stern School of Business
• Four troubling things you didn’t know about financial reform Reuters
• Baily Says Rules Overhaul an `Important Step Forward': Video Bloomberg
• CFTC Chairman Gensler Comments on Passage of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act CFTC
• Remarks Before SIFMA Post-Financial Reform Conference Chairman Gary Gensler CFTC
• CFTC to rework position limits rule Risk.net
• Tradeweb Statement on Derivatives Reform DerivAlert
• Tim Geithner Opposes Nominating Elizabeth Warren To Lead New Consumer Agency Huffington Post
• Finding a Good Financial Bill in 2,300 Pages New York Times
• Economists Split Over Financial Overhaul Wall Street Journal
• Banks Gain in Rules Debate Wall Street Journal
• Finance Bill Includes New Fees for Banking Wall Street Journal
• It's Wall Street reform's crucial day CNNMoney.com
• Stealth Bankers Bomb as Anti-Reform Crusaders: Jonathan Weil Bloomberg
• How the CFTC Got Power Wall Street Journal
• Demand for financing leads global economic recovery toward 'wall of debt' Washington Post
• Why Don't People Trust Financial Reform? The American Prospect
• Historic Reform of US Financial Regulation Nearing Legislative Finish Line Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
• TCW's Whalen Says GSE-Backed Debt Is `Attractive': Video Bloomberg
• Heather McGhee on FinReg Passage New Deal 2.0
• Reform bill fixes ‘fundamental flaws' of system: Obama official Investment News
• Wall Street Lobby Shifts Focus to Regulatory Process MoneyNews.com
• A Summary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Demos
• What’s the US financial reform legislation actually called? FT Alphaville
• Bartlett Says Financial Bill Puts `Stability' in System: Video Bloomberg
• SEC to tackle fiduciary issue right off the bat, says official Investment News
• With passing of FinReg, Dems are winning the larger argument (very, very slowly) Washington Post
• Democrats reshape Wall Street The Hill
• Republicans swiftly call for financial reform repeal The Hill

July 14

• Wall Street Fix Seen Ineffectual by 4 Out of 5 in Poll: Video Bloomberg
• Cohen Says Financial Rules Bill Has `Substantial Teeth': Video Bloomberg
• Oxford's Yueh Sees `Big Risk' Banks Can Water Down Basel Bloomberg
• 'High risk of mis-calibration' in Basel III Risk.net
• Warren Says TARP Worked for Wall Street, Not Small Banks: Video Bloomberg
• Financial Reform Includes Unsung Mortgage Reforms Americans for Fairness in Lending
• Chicago to take on Wall Street with new exchange for interest rate swaps - FT Finextra
• Warren Says Consumer Agency Will Have `Teeth' to Fix Credit Bloomberg
• Grassley a No on Financial Reform Bill New York Times
• Will Financial Overhaul Prevent Bailouts? New York Times
• Basel Committee convenes for crunch mid-year meeting Risk.net
• Statement Regarding the Need for Financial Regulatory Reform Legislation CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton

July 13

• Wall Street Fix Seen Ineffectual by Four of Five in U.S. Bloomberg
• Hold the Champagne: XBRL mysteriously removed from financial reform bill Edgar Review
• Financial Regulatory Reform Increases Federal Involvement in Insurance K&L Gates
• Tom Ferguson on FinReg Bill: “Not Worth the Hype” New Deal 2.0
• What the Dodd-Frank Act Means for the Regulators? 243 Rulemakings and 67 Studies The Corporate Counsel
• Schapiro Says SEC Is Ready to Implement Dodd-Frank Reform Act SEC Today
• All eyes on watchdogs to give financial reforms bite Financial Times
• U.S. Regulatory Bill Nears Passage With Republican Support Bloomberg
• Reid Bringing Wall Street Reform To Senate Floor Huffington Post
• Reid to File Cloture on Financial Reform Conference Report Senatus
• What FinReg does Washington Post
• Financial Bill to Close Regulator of Fading Industry New York Times
• Senator Nelson Confirms Support For Financial Reform Legislation Alston & Bird
• Grassley Discusses Outlook for Vote on Finance Bill: Video Bloomberg
• Interest Turns to Corporate Checking Wall Street Journal
• Despite Big Name Supporters, SEC Self-funding Falls By the Wayside Going Concern
• Feinberg's Not Done With Banks Yet Fox Business News
• Obama presses for action on Wall St. reform as Democrats plot agenda The Hill
• Will Wall St. reform prevent future financial disasters? MSNBC's Hardball

July 12

• Snowe to Back Financial Regulation Bill New York Times
• How Will Financial Services be Transformed from Main Street to Wall Street Rortybomb
• DON'T Let Goldman Be Goldman New Deal 2.0
• Long Wait for Financial Regulation Bill New York Times
• SEC Enters Overdrive to Prepare for Overhaul Wall Street Journal
• Preemption for National Banks and Federal Thrifts After Dodd-Frank K&L Gates
• ND20 Interview: Elizabeth Warren Says Big Banks Must Stop Blocking Reform New Deal 2.0
• Financial Reform Vote Still Possible This Week Senatus
• Sen. Brown to Support Financial-Overhaul Bill Wall Street Journal
• Exclusive Interview: Elizabeth Warren Says Big Banks Must Stop Blocking Reform Huffington Post
• For fiduciary backers, fight not over Investment News
• Elliott Says Congress Will Pass Financial Rules Overhaul: Video Bloomberg
• European Banks Poised to Win Reprieve in Basel on Capital Rules Bloomberg
• FDIC Enhances Existing Backup Authorities Over Insured Depository Institutions Alston & Bird
• China Ratings Agency Downgrades US Debt From Moody's, S&P's, and Fitch's AAA Rating Jesse's Cafe
• Paulson Likes What He Sees in Overhaul New York Times

July 11

• White House says changes to Fannie Freddie on deck Reuters
• Investor Protection Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act Harvard Law School Forum
• Democrats Corral Votes on Bank Bill New York Times
• Brussels warned on derivatives reform Financial Times

July 10

• Focusing the SEC’s Regulatory Agenda on Investors Harvard Law School Forum
• Just about all 
to feel financial reform changes Atlanta Journal-Constitution

July 9

• New CCH Briefing Update Available as Financial Reform Awaits Senate Vote CCH
• Volcker Pushes for Reform, Regretting Past Silence New York Times
• The Kanjorski Surprise - Now It Gets Interesting Huffington Post
• Regulatory Implementation Slides Davis Polk
• Summary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Davis Polk
• The Impact of Financial Reform on Securities Litigation and Enforcement Harvard Law School Forum
• Grassley Airs Concerns As Vote Nears on Financial Bill Wall Street Journal
• Treasury And Progressives On The Financial Reform Bill The American Prospect
• Amar Bhide Says Banks Should Only Focus on Basic Lending: Video Bloomberg
• Ending the era of bank bailouts Reuters
• PREVIEW-Basel under gun to divulge bank rule details earlier Reuters
• Geithner On Failing Firms: 'We Will Dismember Them' Planet Money
• Tremble, Banks, Tremble National Review
• Flexible approach needed in regulating funds use of derivatives: ABA Investment News
• SEC's Schapiro stumps for single standard of care – but what will it be? Investment News
• Greenspan Concerned Financial Overhaul Will Hurt Lending: Video Bloomberg
• Increased Regulation of U.S. and Non-U.S. Private Fund Advisers Under the Dodd-Frank Act K&L Gates

July 8

• Treasury versus Progressives on the Financial Reform Bill New Deal 2.0
• Uncharted Territory: Landmark Financial Reform Legislation Fundamentally Redefines Derivatives Markets McDermott Will & Emery
• New Snag for Senate Financial Regulations Bill Reuters
• SEC-Wall Street 'Revolving Door' on Hiatus? The Street.com
• SEC & MMS: A Tale of Two Failures New Deal 2.0, July 8, 2010
• A contrarian's view of financial reform: Why bother? Fortune
• House Colloquy Clarifies Scope of Volcker Rule in Dodd-Frank Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
• Private Equity Firms Would Not Control BHC and Bank CCH Federal Banking Law
• New 'Volcker Rule' may not be as tough as it looks Marketwatch
• Europe gets tough on pay. U.S.? Not so much. CNN Money
• Time to Rethink Fannie and Freddie Bloomberg
• Geithner Offers Hope on 20%Tax Rate for Capital Gains, Dividends Wall Street Journal
• What Financial Reform Legislation Means The Commercial Observer
• Financial Reform That Isn't Forbes

July 7

• Volcker's Treasury Exception Wall Street Journal
• For the Sake of Transparency The American Prospect
• How Did Wall Street’s Looting Become Public Policy? New Deal 2.0
• Treasury versus Progressives on the Financial Reform Bill Bloomberg
• Financial Regulatory Reform - The Next Chapter: Unprecedented Rulemaking and Congressional Activity K&L Gates
• New Executive Compensation and Governance Requirements in Financial Reform Legislation K&L Gates
• Consumer Financial Services Industry, Meet Your New Regulator K&L Gates
• Financial Reform has More Holes than Swiss Cheese ZeroHedge
• Barclays 'evaluating investment banking unit sell-off' BobsGuide
• Don't Let Goldman Sachs Off the Hook Huffington Post
• Conference Committee Limits the SEC’s Jurisdiction Over Certain Insurance Products Morrison Foerster
• First-Ever Derivatives Insider Trading Case Decided Goodwin Proctor
• Banking leader Yingling to step down The Hill

July 6

• On Dodd-Frank: Major Swap Participants, Swap Execution Facilities, and Block Trades Economics of Contempt
• On Dodd-Frank: An Overlooked Provision, Section 716, and the Volcker Rule Economics of Contempt
• Democratic campaign committees losing big Wall Street donors Washington Post
• Senior House Leaders Provide Legislative History on Sec. 913 of Dodd-Frank Jim Hamilton's World of Securities Regulation
• PCAOB Standing Advisory Group to Discuss Audits of Brokers under Dodd-Frank Act CCH Federal Securities Law
• Banking Committee Release Highlights Dodd-Frank Bill Benefits to Community Banks Bank Digest
• Regulators, mount up! Washington Post
• Financial reform's unfinished agenda Washington Post
• Senate Republicans Urged to Oppose Derivatives Provisions Bank Digest
• Kersh Sees Lobbyists Influencing Financial Rulemaking: Video Bloomberg
• Let Goldman Be Goldman New York Times
• U.S. Congress Nears Completion of Landmark Financial Services Reform Legislation Simpson Thatcher

July 5

• Sen. Brown: 'I'm liking what I see' on financial reform legislation The Hill
• The plain vanilla mortgage LIVES! It’s just called ‘qualified’ FT Alphaville

July 2

• Finreg, the FDIC and repo markets: a BarCap primer FT Alphaville
• Investor Protection Provisions of Dodd-Frank K&L Gates
• Dodd-Frank margin intent delivers end-users a blow, despite reprieve Risk.net
• Dodd-Frank: Abolition of OTS will boost OCC Risk.net
• Huge amount of homework for the SEC in reform bill Investment News
• House of Representatives Approves Historic Revision of Financial Services Regulation Sullivan & Cromwell

July 1

• Summary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Bingham McCutchen
• Late Change Sparks Outcry Over Finance-Overhaul Bill Wall Street Journal
• Buffett's Berkshire May Be Spared Collateral Posting Under Financial Bill Bloomberg
• Sens. Dodd, Lincoln issue letter easing worries on Buffett Wall Street provision The Hill
• Financial reform in America - A decent start The Economist
• Not all on the same page The Economist
• Senate Math on Financial Reform Gets a Bit Easier Time's Swampland
• Maria Cantwell Flips Vote On Financial Reform Bill, Senate Nears Margin Needed For Cloture Huffington Post
• Cantwell says she'll vote for finance regulation bill McClatchy
• Shelby `Doubtful' Republicans Can Block Financial Bill: Video Bloomberg
• Johnson Says Banks `Won Hands-Down' in Rules Overhaul: Video Bloomberg
• Senator Kaufman Says Financial Bill Could Be Tougher: Video Bloomberg
• U.S. Regulatory Bill's Support May Weaken as Senate Delays Vote Bloomberg
• That $19bn bank fee? Focus on what it paid for FT Alphaville
• SEC will impose fiduciary standard on brokers: Barney Frank Investment News
• Democrats deny margins for swap end-users in bill Reuters
• House passes landmark financial reform bill Reuters
• Financial Crisis Commission Turns Up Heat On Goldman Sachs: 'Nobody Here Believes You' Huffington Post
• FCIC Staff Reports Issued as Part of Derivatives Hearing Bank Digest
• Panel Questions Pricing Role of Goldman and A.I.G. New York Times
• Goldman Says Demand For AIG Money Was For Clients Reuters
• The AIG e-mails, or, 250,000 pages of bail-out oddity FT Alphaville
• Rosner Says Financial Bill May Have Some `Holes in It': Video Bloomberg
• FCIC's Angelides Says Goldman Sachs `Aggressive' on AIG: Video Bloomberg
• 10 ways financial reform falls short MSN Money