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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray spoke at the first public meeting of the President’s Advisory …

Financial regulators outlined new programs aimed at helping consumers save and spend money more wisely.

Witnesses testified on the implications of and lessons learned from the collapse of MF Global. Topics included the latest on the continuing investigation, recovery efforts of missing funds, …

The House Committee Financial Services Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held a hearing on the bankruptcy of financial firm MF Global. Witnesses said that of the approximately $1.4 b…

Members of President Obama’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability talked about teaching money management skills to consumers and children. This was part of the Federal Reserve Bank of Ch…

Financial industry regulators talked about efforts to prevent another stock market free fall such as the May 6th, 2010, midday drop. The market dropped more than 1000 points in less than a h…

Following opening remarks from Gary Gensler and Mary Schapiro, financial industry executives talked about what can be done to prevent another stock market freefall such as the May 6th, 2010,…

Financial markets experts testified on the causes and lessons learned from the May 6, 2010, stock market plunge. Among the issues they addressed were whether companies might have violated a …

Banking and financial experts testified about investor protection and the regulation of securities markets. They focused on the modernization of the entire financial regulatory system as wel…

The Securities and Exchange Commission held a summit to examine possible policies to protect older Americans from investment fraud and abusive sales practices. Among the topics they addresse…

Current news events and political issues were examined through reviews of the morning newspapers; interviews with journalists, newsmakers and legislators; and viewer telephone calls, faxes a…

A panel of economists and securities executives spoke about the factors contributing to the plunge in the stock market which occurred in October, 1987. Issues brought up included the regulat…

David Ruder, Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, testified and answered questions about Glass-Steagall banking regulations and the effects on the market of such regulations.