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WALL STREET REFORM: A Closer Look

On July 15, 2010, Congress passed comprehensive financial reform legislation that will end “Too Big to Fail” and taxpayer-funded bailouts, so that average Americans will no longer have to pay the price for greed and irresponsibility on Wall Street; give financial regulators the tools they need to identify and curb reckless risk-taking and prevent future crises; put in place the strongest consumer financial protections in history, including the creation of a new, dedicated Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; and create a safer, more transparent derivatives market through comprehensive reform.

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SPEECH/TESTIMONY

8/02/2010 Secretary of Treasury Timothy F. Geithner Speech at New York University’s Stern School of Business
07/15/2010 Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner Remarks on Passage of the "Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" As Prepared for Delivery
05/06/10 TESTIMONY: Secretary Tim Geithner Testimony before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission on the Causes of the Financial Crisis and the Case for Reform
04/26/2010 REMARKS: Assistant Secretary Michael Barr Remarks to the Independent Community Bankers of America
04/22/2010 REMARKS: Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin Remarks at the International Swaps and Derivatives Association 25th Annual Meeting

BLOGS, STATEMENTS, OP-EDS

07/13/10 BLOG: “Wall Street Reform: Final Votes Approach” by Jesse Lee
07/07/10 BLOG: “Another Untold Story of Financial Reform: Credit Report Reform” by Assistant Secretary Barr
07/07/10 BLOG: “Treasury Secretary Geithner on Wall Street Reform: ‘All Americans Have a Stake in Reforms’” by Jen Psaki
06/30/10 STATEMENT: Statement from Secretary Geithner on House Passage of Financial Reform

06/25/10 STATEMENT: Statement from Secretary Tim Geithner

INTERVIEWS and VIDEO
VIDEO: Secretary Geithner on PBS NewsHour

PBS NewsHour’s Jim Lehrer interviewed Secretary Geithner to discuss financial reform. View the extended interview.