If You Give a Bank a Dollar, It’s Going to Want a Derivative

Chris Dodd, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, released his bill yesterday to change the current regulation of the financial sector. The bill creates new authority of supervision of banks’ risks and rule-writing powers over various financial products such as loans. The House of Representatives has already passed a bill on financial reform.

Roundtable on Camera

Last week, the Tufts Roundtable Live anticipated the bill’s release and discussed reform of the financial markets in a conversation touching on the size of banks, leveraging debt, exotic financial products, and more. (see embedded video above)

• On camera analysis by Tyler Cooper, Eddie Gallese, and Faris Islam
• Moderated by Nate Breg
• Camera and editing by Josh Hale

Roundtable on the Radio

On WRED Medford, the Roundtable’s Nate Breg and Shabazz Stuart discussed financial reform on the Rundown with Teddy Minch (starts at 13:47).