Philadelphia Inquirer 3 weeks ago

An FDA for financial products

Mark Zandi is chief economist at Moody's Economy.com One of the more contentious debates in Washington today concerns a plan to regulate consumer financial services. Full Article at Philadelphia Inquirer

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