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• Banks Easing Credit Standards and Terms for C&I Lending

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  May 6, 2013

  Around 20 percent have eased credit standards, and nearly half of large banks have eased loan covenants.

• Swap Clearinghouses 'New Too-Big-to-Fail' Post Dodd-Frank

  By Matthew Leising and Bradley Keoun, Bloomberg  |  December 21, 2012

  Some bankers and academics are concerned about concentration of risk.

• How Fiscal Cliff Shapes Up After Election

  By Milton Ezrati  |  October 16, 2012

  The fiscal cliff is a reality that will take on different shapes with the outcome of the U.S. election.

• How SEC’s Revolving Door Spins

  By Robert Schmidt and Jesse Hamilton, Bloomberg  |  September 5, 2012

  Emails from former SEC commissioner Annette Nazareth show how ex-staffers wield influence.

• Former SEC Chair Criticizes Agency’s Money-Fund Punt

  By Laura Marcinek and Tom Keene, Bloomberg  |  August 23, 2012

  Inability to pass tougher rules is a ‘national disgrace,’ Levitt says.

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  100 Most Influential People Slideshow

  By Treasury & Risk Staff  |  June 21, 2012

  See some of the technocrats, rulemakers and lobbyists, global leaders and others from Treasury & Risk's 2012 100 Most Influential People in Finance List.

• Fed Growth Outlook Key to Easing

  By Jeff Kearns and Aki Ito, Bloomberg  |  June 14, 2012

  As U.S. economic reports deteriorate, markets focus on Fed’s meeting next week.

• Ezrati’s Economic Outlook: Prospects for Tax Reform

  By Milton Ezrati  |  May 22, 2012

  There’s common ground in Democratic and Republican proposals.

• Corporate Pension Pain Mounts

  By Thomas Black, Bloomberg  |  February 28, 2012

  Fed policy boosts plan liabilities; big employers to contribute $100 bln this year.

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  Fees Due to Regs at Hand

  By John Hintze  |  November 30, 2011

  Companies soon to feel impact of Basel III capital rules, Dodd-Frank margin requirements. (Dan Taylor of J.P. Morgan)