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The Financial Infrastructure Exchange (FIX) is a federal tax-and-subsidy program to promote long-term investment in a financial system that otherwise prioritizes short-term gains. 

Research
Wallace C. Turbeville

What The Facebook IPO Really Says About America's Economy

Policy Briefs
David Callahan
Jack Temple

How the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will bring greater security to American consumers, investors and Main Street businesses.

Research
Heather C. McGhee
Caleb Gibson

Young adults have an enormous stake in the financial regulatory reform debate. They have paid a high price for a banking crisis caused by lax regulation, and their economic futures will depend on rebuilding strong public structures for financial regulation going forward. This briefing paper

Policy Briefs
U.S. PIRG
United States Student Association

Congress now has the opportunity to erect new public structures guaranteeing stability, transparency and competition in banking.

Testimony and Public Comment
Heather C. McGhee

A primer on key CFPA amendments in the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

Policy Briefs
Heather C. McGhee
Nancy K. Cauthen

Comprehensive and meaningful systemic risk reform must undo many of the ill-advised deregulatory measuresof the past 20 years, including the four key changes wrought by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act.

Policy Briefs
Nomi Prins
Heather C. McGhee

Background on one of the landmark pieces of financial reform legislation associated with Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal.

Research
James Lardner

Part of a Demos series of reports on deregulation showing that often the most significant impact is on the quality and reliability of work — in this case, on port trucking.

Research

A Maryland Partnership Bank will generate new revenue for Maryland, save local governments money, and make our businesses less dependent on the Wall Street banks.

Policy Briefs
Heather C. McGhee
Jason Judd