Ben Bernanke actually said...

The crisis was an enormous waste of resources, and unsafe practices by large financial institutions pose a risk not just to themselves but t...

We are working hard with our colleagues to put the Volcker rule into place, and that will restrict proprietary trading.

We have just finalized new capital requirements that banks have to hold against these assets for sale, these securities, which should provid...

It is also important, of course, for community banks to be well-capitalized so that they can continue to lend during difficult periods.