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Trump’s New Bank Regulator: Lawyer Who Helped Banks Charge More Fees
Keith Noreika helped big banks avoid state laws protecting consumers, now has the power to override those state laws.
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What a State-Owned Bank Can Do for New Jersey
One of the major benefits to the state of having its own bank: it can borrow very cheaply in the money markets.
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The CFPB Protects Us From Bad Banks; Republicans Want to Kill It
The CFPB has been effective at reining in lawless banks — and the Republicans want to destroy it.
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Resist Trump Tuesdays: Fighting the Banks That Fund Pipelines
The campaign to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline is far from over.
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Cutting Off Capital: How to Resist Trump’s Corporate Collaborators
The Hedge Clippers campaign looks at hedge funds and private equity, thus hedge clippers clip their power.
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Bad Bankers Are Getting a Helping Hand From Trump
The best way to spot a con artist is by paying attention to what you don't see.
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Trump Lends the Banksters a Hand
Scrapping the fiduciary rule is just the start of Trump's big plan to help Wall Street.
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Seattle Moves Toward Divesting From Wells Fargo to Protest the Dakota Access Pipeline
The Seattle City Council Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend divestment.
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Banks Agree to Talk With Tribe (While Handing Over Millions for Dakota Access)
Wells Fargo, TD Bank, and Citibank will meet with Standing Rock Sioux leaders intense defund-DAPL pressure.
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The Goldman Sachs Effect: How a Bank Conquered Washington
Sharks smell blood in the water and go in for the kill. In the waters of the Trump-Goldman era, don't doubt that the blood will be our own.