Fed To Keep Bank Oversight (sigh)

[laughingliberal]

The Federal Reserve has won its battle to maintain singular regulatory oversight of America's major financial institutions, the Financial Times reported Sunday night.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) gave up the fight for a new super-regulator over the weekend, and will propose financial reforms this week that leave the Fed in control of big banks and the rest of the major Wall Street players, sources told the FT.

The parties allegedly responsible for the Fed's victory are easy to guess. The FT's sources point the finger at Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke, who is unsurprisingly speaking up more loudly now that he's won reconfirmation. <snip>

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/07/fed-to-keep-bank-oversigh_n_489477.html

Just damn it!

[midnight]

1. I would appreciate a change on that decision-thanks.

[LeftHandPath]

2. The banks win...

everything.

[progressoid]

3. Whew. I was worried.

For a minute there it seemed like we would have some change.

[laughingliberal]

5. Yes, that was a close call. nt

[QC]

4. Changetastic! n/t