Supporters call it “financial services reform.” Yet the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 is far less about reform or stability than about central control over the ground rules of residential mortgage lending – and with a strong dose of racial entitlement. Its principal legacy may be an even worse rerun of the financial collapse of 2008.
By a 237-192 margin, the House of Representatives on June 30 passed the 2,300-plus-page conference bill which is designed to protect households from predatory practices by banks, subprime lenders, brokerages and other financial intermediaries. Yet in practice the measure is likely to invite...












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