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Testimony: U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee Housing and Insurance: “Sustainable Housing Finance, Part III”
Ted Tozer, Senior Fellow in the Housing Finance Program at the Milken Institute Center for Financia
l Markets, presents in his written testimony before the U.S.
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Comment Letter: Policy on No-Action Letters and the CFPB Product Sandbox
In this letter, we provide initial reactions and thoughts with regards to both the proposed policy
on No-Action Letters (NALs) and the Product Sandbox proposal, and propose several recommendations to further strengthen the proposal.
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Comment Letter to the OCC: Special Purpose National Bank Charters for FinTech Companies
The Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets provided a response to the Office of th
e Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) upon request for comments regarding
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Misdiagnosis: Incomplete Cures of Financial Regulatory Failures
Regulatory authorities in countries around the world are attempting to improve financial regulation
and supervision.
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Can Stock Exchanges Support the Growth of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises? Lessons from India, South Africa, and Jamaica
Despite their importance in creating private-sector jobs and diversifying economies, small to mediu
m-sized enterprises (SMEs) often struggle to access adequate finance.
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How Resilient Are Sub-Saharan Countries to External Shocks?
Growth in most emerging economies did not take as hard a hit as expected during the great recession
of 2008.
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Walmart: The New “Go-To” Bank?
In October 2014, Walmart announced that it was teaming with GoBank to provide banking services to i
ts customers. This follows earlier attempts by Walmart to enter banking more directly through a wholly-owned subsidiary.
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Framing the Issues: Strengthening Capital Markets in Developing Countries
On March 14, 2014 the Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets (CFM) hosted a working roundtab
le titled “Framing the Issues: Strengthening Capital Markets in Developing Countries.” The day-long event in Washington, DC convened scholars, officials f
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The Big Keep Getting Bigger: Too-Big-to-Fail Banks 30 Years Later
The most recent financial crisis made it clear that something had to be done to make sure that big
banks would never again pose such a systemic threat to the financial system that they would have to be bailed out by the government. The main purpose
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Twelve Things You Need to Know About the Housing Market
It was six years ago this week that the Federal Housing Finance Agency placed Fannie Mae and Freddi
e Mac into conservatorships. Since then, the US housing system has made significant progress, yet critical challenges and much work remain.
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JOBS Act: Comments to the SEC on Proposed Rule Amendments to Regulation A
The Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets (CFM) provided written comments to the Securities
and Exchange Commission on proposed rule amendments to existing Regulation A (Reg A) made pursuant to Section 401 of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups
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JOBS Act: Comments to the SEC on Crowdfunding
The Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets (CFM) provided written comments to the Securities
and Exchange Commission on proposed crowdfunding rules under Title III of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act.
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