Research Notes: 

1. •The Killer G’s (too-big-to-fail and resolution authority)
   

2. •The Failure of Bank Board Governance (corporate governance)
   

Briefing Materials:

1. •Greek Weak (lessons from Eurozone crisis)
   

Essays:

1. •Capital, Capital, Capital?  (capital regulation and TBTF)
   

2. •Now More Absorbent! (contingent capital)
   

3. •Hammer, and Fickle (Administration’s reform blueprint)
   

4. •Stress Relief (large bank “stress tests”)
   

5. •Pay Dirt (executive compensation)
   

6. •Outrage Abhors a Vacuum (executive compensation)

Research Notes: 

1. •Out of the Shadows (shadow banking sector and the crisis)
   

2. •ILCs and Shadow Banking (industrial loan company charter)
   

Briefing Materials:

1. •Intended Consequences (proposed “bank tax”)
   

2. •Test Case on the Charles (State Street and the Volcker Rule)
   

3. •Through the Looking Glass-Steagall (Volcker Rule)
   

Essays:

1. •Dead Bank Walking (GMAC rescue)
   

2. •Methadone for Markets (TALF program)

Research Notes: 

1. •Auto Race to the Bottom (consumer protection in auto finance)
   

Briefing Materials:

1. •Losing the Last War (FSOC veto authority over CFPB)
   

2. •Car Salesmen, Lobbyists, and Charts (auto dealers exemption)
   

3. •The Scalability of Bad Ideas (importance of consumer protection)
   

Essays:

1. •Launch Codes (CFPB implementation)
   

2. •Mission:  Inextricable?  (bank safety vs consumer protection)
   

3. •Regulator Unbound (CFPB and regulatory “capture”)
   

4. •Blazing Toasters (CFPB proposal)

Research Notes: 

1. •The Giants Fall (GSE reform)
   

Briefing Materials:

1. •GSE Decision Tree (analytical framework for GSE proposals)
   

2. •Starting Over (proposal for new government role in mortgage)
   

3. •The Core GSE Problem (video presentation on GSE reform)
   

Essays:

1. •TBA
   

Briefing Materials:

1. •Matters of Size (structural challenge for small banks)
   

2. •TARP Junior?  (proposed small business lending fund)
   

3. •Restoring Credit to Main Street (Senate testimony)
   

Essays:

1. •Goliath 1, David 0 (small bank impact of Bush-era rescues)
   

Research Notes: 

1. •TBA
   

Briefing Materials:

1. •TBA
   

Essays:

1. •TBA