Wall-Street

Goldman Sachs Alumni Take Control of Trump Economic Policy

| Importance: 8/10

Despite campaign rhetoric opposing Wall Street, Trump appointed an unprecedented concentration of Goldman Sachs executives to key positions. Gary Cohn, who received a $285 million severance from Goldman, became National Economic Council Director. Steven Mnuchin, a 17-year Goldman partner who …

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Eric Cantor Joins Wall Street Investment Bank for $3.4M After House Leadership

| Importance: 9/10

Moelis & Company, a Wall Street investment bank, announced the appointment of former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) as vice chairman and managing director just two weeks after his congressional career ended. According to SEC filings, Cantor’s compensation package included a …

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Citigroup Lobbyists Write 70 of 85 Lines in House Banking Deregulation Bill

| Importance: 9/10

Investigation revealed that Citigroup lobbyists drafted a House bill aimed at rolling back Dodd-Frank financial regulations, with 70 of the 85 lines in the final House legislation directly reflecting Citigroup’s recommendations. Two complete paragraphs were copied almost word-for-word from …

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MF Global Bankruptcy: $1.6 Billion in Customer Funds Missing Under Jon Corzine

| Importance: 9/10

MF Global Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, becoming the eighth largest bankruptcy in U.S. history at that time. The firm, led by former U.S. Senator and New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, reported that up to $1.6 billion in customer segregated funds were missing. The collapse came …

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Judd Gregg Joins Goldman Sachs as International Advisor After Banking Committee Role

| Importance: 8/10

Goldman Sachs announced the appointment of former Senator Judd Gregg (R-NH) as an international advisor to the firm, making him one of 17 such advisors providing strategic counsel to Goldman’s executives and clients. Gregg had served three terms in the U.S. Senate from 1993 to 2011, serving as …

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Obama Admin Prosecutes Zero Wall Street Executives Despite Crisis Fraud

| Importance: 8/10

Despite widespread evidence of fraud in the 2008 financial crisis, the Obama administration prosecuted zero major Wall Street executives, contrasting starkly with the Savings and Loan crisis when 1,706 bankers were sent to prison. Instead, the DOJ pursued civil settlements totaling tens of billions, …

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Bush Signs 00B Bank Bailout with Minimal Oversight

| Importance: 9/10

President Bush signed the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act authorizing 00 billion in bank bailouts with initially minimal oversight. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, former Goldman Sachs CEO, originally sought exemption from ‘review by any court of law or administrative agency.’ The …

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Paulson Authorizes AIG Bailout Benefiting Goldman Sachs

| Importance: 9/10

The U.S. government authorized an $85 billion bailout of American International Group (AIG), with Goldman Sachs receiving $12.9 billion—the largest individual payout. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, a former Goldman Sachs CEO, played a central role in the decision, despite significant conflicts of …

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SEC Implements Alternative Net Capital Rules for Major Investment Banks

| Importance: 9/10

The SEC voted to allow five major investment banks (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers, and Bear Stearns) to use alternative net capital rules, effectively eliminating previous debt-to-net capital ratio limits. This voluntary program allowed banks to use their own internal …

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Brooksley Born's Derivatives Regulation Warning Systematically Suppressed

| Importance: 10/10

CFTC Chair Brooksley Born issued a concept release seeking public comment on regulating the $29 trillion over-the-counter derivatives market, warning of systemic risks from unregulated trading. Within hours, Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, and SEC Chairman …

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