The people behind 8 financial laws

You've heard of Roth IRAs and Stafford loans, but do you know why they're called that? Here are the leaders whose names are attached to several landmark federal efforts.

ByKay Bell, Bankrate.com

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Tim_J
Oct 10, 2012 10:03PM
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Why didn't we talk about Glass-Stegall. It was repealed and that turned out to be a horrible mistake that needs to be undone. The Volker is a start but we need total separation between commercial banks and casinos (investment banks)
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