Tag: rollback of regulations

Leashes Come Off Wall Street, Gun Sellers, Polluters and More

The following article by Eric Lipton and Binyamin Appelbaum was posted on the New York Times website March 5, 2017:

People shooting firearms at a screen at an exhibit last May during the National Rifle Association Convention in Louisville, Ky. The gun-rights group lobbied against a rule that would have effectively prevented most people with disabling mental illnesses from purchasing firearms. Credit Ty Wright for The New York Times

Giants in telecommunications, like Verizon and AT&T, will not have to take “reasonable measures” to ensure that their customers’ Social Security numbers, web browsing history and other personal information are not stolen or accidentally released.

Wall Street banks like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase will not be punished, at least for now, for not collecting extra money from customers to cover potential losses from certain kinds of high-risk trades that helped unleash the 2008 financial crisis. Continue reading “Leashes Come Off Wall Street, Gun Sellers, Polluters and More”