Banking

A Defense of Loan Sharking

S.T. Karnick
November 29, 2012

Sean Gabb of the Libertarian Alliance in the UK has produced 

Deposit Insurance Is Not Free

William J. Luther and Thomas L. Hogan
December 12, 2012

Government-provided deposit insurance is not free. The reason is straightforward: Government-provided deposit insurance in practice differs significantly from that proposed in theory.

Deposit Insurance Is Not Free

Economists are apt to point out there is no such thing as a free lunch: Someone has to pick up the tab.

William J. Luther and Thomas L. Hogan
December 14, 2012

Making Banks Safer: Can Volcker and Vickers Do it?

Julian T.S. Chow and Jay Surti
October 1, 2011

This paper assesses proposals to redefine the scope of activities of systemically important financial institutions.

Bankers Address Crisis Prevention, Morgan Reports $2B Trading Loss

Just a few hours after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed the Fed’s 48th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition in Chicago, JP Morgan Chase announced it had suf

Phil Britt
May 11, 2012

Lending Is Back to Pre-Crisis Levels, Fed Data Show

Fast Facts from the Financial Services Roundtable

Financial Services Roundtable
February 12, 2012

Another Swipe Fee Battle Unfolding

Another major dispute over interchange fees could take place soon, this one centering on the swipe fee retailers pay on credit card transactions.

Bill Hardekopf
February 12, 2012

Credit Card Debt Increases Significantly

Americans are borrowing and charging much more, according to the latest Federal Reserve G19 report released Jan. 9.

Steve Stanek
January 18, 2012

Tim Carney: Occupy Wall Street movement

November 1, 2011
FIRE PODCAST - C-FIRE Deputy Director R.J. Lehmann speaks with Tim Carney, senior political reporter with the Washington Examiner, about his recent coverage of the Occupy Wall Street movement and what he sees as the potential for a left-right convergence around the issue of ending "too big to fail" banks.

C-FIRE Deputy Director R.J.

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