Banking Law Prof Blog

A regularly updated blog covering banking law news and issues. The blog is part of the Law Professor Blogs Network.

Author: Ann Graham, an assistant professor at Texas Tech University School of Law, edits the Banking Law Prof Blog and teaches banking law, commercial law, corporate governance and business analysis.

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Recent Posts from Banking Law Prof Blog

International Banking Conference in India
Professor Ann Graham will be one of the featured speakers at an international banking law conference on "The Bankrecht -- Emerging Trends in Banking Law." Her presentation addresses the problem of "Too Big to Fail."…
Commenting on Cuomo
A post from Charles Carreon, Attorney, in Tucson, AZ: "No federal agency should be allowed to market a charter as a get-away-with-it-free card providing immunity from state consumer protection laws." Well-said! The unity of banking…
Support for the CFPA
More than 80 law professors support the proposed new Consumer Financial Protection Agency. Financial industry trade associations oppose it. Will Congress have the backbone to pass this consumer legislation? Link to Editorial: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/norman-i-silber/news-flash-lenders-prefer_b_342341.html (ag) Nov.…
CFPA Bill Moves Forward
Here's what CSBS says about the progress of a bill to create a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency: "The House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday passed legislation (H.R. 3126) to create the new Consumer…
Black Tuesday - Oct. 29, 2009
For an informative comparison to today's crisis, see this clip of PBS documentary discussing the 1929 Stock Market Crash on Black Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2009 . . . "The Wall Street economy disconnected from the…
An Opinion About Giving the Fed Too Much Power
In today's Forbes.com commentary, there's an interesting letter from Jagadeesh Gokhale, currently a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute and formerly a Senior Economic Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. Here's part of…
Will the Bailouts Never End?
Bloomberg news reports that GMAC may get a third bailout. They've already received two government bailouts totaling $13.5 billion, and are currently negotiating with the Treasury Department for a possible third capital injection of $2.8…
Bernanke Talks About the Role of the Fed After the Crisis
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke is already looking ahead to the end of the financial crisis and what the role of the Federal Reserve should be then. He spoke at the Federal Reserve Bank…
CFPA Bill Out of Committee - Preemption Provisions
The House Financial Services Committee concluded its markup of H.R. 3126 which will create a new Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). The favorable committee vote was 39-29, A summary of the preemption provisions of the…
Consumer Credit, Debt and Bankruptcy
Consumer Credit, Debt and Bankruptcy: Comparative and International Perspectives Edited by Johanna Niemi, Iain Ramsay and William C Whitford The following is an abstract of an intriguing book of essays: "After a long period of…