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Paul Ryan Really Doesn't Like Dodd-Frank
Paul Ryan Really Doesn't Like Dodd-Frank
Mike Konczal
The entirety of Romney's plan for financial reform in the wake of the 2008 crisis is contained in the following sentence: "Repeal Dodd-Frank and replace with streamlined, modern regulatory framework." One might argue that this is vague enough to cause some of the dreaded economic policy uncertainty, but either way it is very unclear about what exactly financial regulation should involve.
This might change with Paul Ryan. Not only is Ryan well known for his wonky style, but he voted for TARP, the Wall Street bailout. He also went to the floor of the House and asked his fellow Republicans to vote for TARP. One would imagine he would think that the status quo is flawed if he had to vote for TARP to save the economy. Alas, Paul Ryan voted against the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the major financial regulatory response to the crisis.
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Consumer Protection: While the bill that beaome Dodd-Frank was going through the House, Ryan voted to scrap the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and replace it with a plan proposed by the Chamber of Commerce. Right before Dodd-Frank came up for a vote in the House, there was an amendment proposed by Rep. Walt Minnick (D-ID) to replace the CFPA with a council of existing regulators. According to reports from the time, this was modeled off suggestions from the Chamber of Commerce. The amendment failed, though Paul Ryan voted for it. Beyond concerns of accountability or funding of the CFPB, Paul Ryan would likely rather see the entire thing go.
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Resolution Authority: Ryan voted for the repeal of resolution authority -- indeed, he sponsored the legsliation to repeal it. Resolution authority, or orderly liquidation authority, is a new set of legal abilities that allow the FDIC to take over and wind down a failing financial firm...Dodd-Frank requires that the FDIC's responsibilities include ensuring "that unsecured creditors bear losses in accordance with the priority of claim,” that shareholders receive nothing "until after all other claims and the Fund are fully paid" and that any losses remaining afterward that could impact Treasury are repaid through assesments on systemically risky financial institutions. In order to avoid situations like AIG, the FDIC is explicitly prohibited from taking "an equity interest in or become a shareholder of any covered financial company or any covered subsidiary" during resolution. Management has to be fired. Taxpayer money is recouped and bailouts avoided.
http://www.nextnewdeal.net/rortybomb/paul-ryan-really-doesnt-dodd-frank
Mike Konczal
The entirety of Romney's plan for financial reform in the wake of the 2008 crisis is contained in the following sentence: "Repeal Dodd-Frank and replace with streamlined, modern regulatory framework." One might argue that this is vague enough to cause some of the dreaded economic policy uncertainty, but either way it is very unclear about what exactly financial regulation should involve.
This might change with Paul Ryan. Not only is Ryan well known for his wonky style, but he voted for TARP, the Wall Street bailout. He also went to the floor of the House and asked his fellow Republicans to vote for TARP. One would imagine he would think that the status quo is flawed if he had to vote for TARP to save the economy. Alas, Paul Ryan voted against the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the major financial regulatory response to the crisis.
<...>
Consumer Protection: While the bill that beaome Dodd-Frank was going through the House, Ryan voted to scrap the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and replace it with a plan proposed by the Chamber of Commerce. Right before Dodd-Frank came up for a vote in the House, there was an amendment proposed by Rep. Walt Minnick (D-ID) to replace the CFPA with a council of existing regulators. According to reports from the time, this was modeled off suggestions from the Chamber of Commerce. The amendment failed, though Paul Ryan voted for it. Beyond concerns of accountability or funding of the CFPB, Paul Ryan would likely rather see the entire thing go.
<...>
Resolution Authority: Ryan voted for the repeal of resolution authority -- indeed, he sponsored the legsliation to repeal it. Resolution authority, or orderly liquidation authority, is a new set of legal abilities that allow the FDIC to take over and wind down a failing financial firm...Dodd-Frank requires that the FDIC's responsibilities include ensuring "that unsecured creditors bear losses in accordance with the priority of claim,” that shareholders receive nothing "until after all other claims and the Fund are fully paid" and that any losses remaining afterward that could impact Treasury are repaid through assesments on systemically risky financial institutions. In order to avoid situations like AIG, the FDIC is explicitly prohibited from taking "an equity interest in or become a shareholder of any covered financial company or any covered subsidiary" during resolution. Management has to be fired. Taxpayer money is recouped and bailouts avoided.
http://www.nextnewdeal.net/rortybomb/paul-ryan-really-doesnt-dodd-frank
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