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Dodd-Frank: Repercussions on Community Banks and Local Lending

Faith and Public Life | August 20, 2016 | Economics, Young Scholars

Dodd-Frank: Repercussions on Community Banks and Local Lending

The circulation of liquidity in an efficient financial system is undoubtedly one of the primary pillars of economic progress. For the ever-changing dynamic of the current United States economy, a well-functioning financial system is fundamentally required for growth....

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“The Big Short”: Funny, But Misleading

Tyler O'Neil | January 20, 2016 | Economics, Politics

“The Big Short”: Funny, But Misleading

Adam McKay’s “The Big Short” achieves a surprising feat—making an economics film funny. And by funny, I mean hilarious. Nevertheless, it minimizes the true story of the 2007-2008 financial crisis by boiling everything down to corporate greed, and calling for more...

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Tyler O'Neil is the Senior Editor of PJ Media and a conservative commentator.

Regulation Not the Answer for the Unbanked

Tyler O'Neil | December 1, 2015 | Economics

Regulation Not the Answer for the Unbanked

A little-known government agency that is virtually unstoppable is tightening its grip over banks and lending institutions, taking away new innovative options from people who are already struggling to safeguard and access their money. The Consumer Financial Protection...

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Tyler O'Neil is the Senior Editor of PJ Media and a conservative commentator.

After 5 Years of Dodd-Frank, “Too Big to Fail” Is Bigger Than Ever

Tyler O'Neil | July 22, 2015 | Economics, Politics

After 5 Years of Dodd-Frank, “Too Big to Fail” Is Bigger Than Ever

This week marked the 5th anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Financial Protection Act—a piece of legislation supposedly designed to hold big banks accountable and protect consumers from their predatory practices. The law had exactly the opposite...

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Tyler O'Neil is the Senior Editor of PJ Media and a conservative commentator.

The Federal Reserve: Scapegoat for Emerging Markets

Jessica Rabe | February 13, 2014 | Global Affairs

After years of quantitative easing, and months of taper speculation, the central bank began paring monthly bond purchases by $10 billion in January, now at $65 billion. This decision enabled Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke to walk a fine line between...

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Jessica Lynn Rabe is a research associate at ConvergEx Group, a global brokerage company based in New York.