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Peter J. Wallison
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Arthur F. Burns Fellow in Financial Policy Studies
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A codirector of AEI’s program on financial markets deregulation, Wallison studies banking, insurance, and Wall Street regulation. As general counsel of the U.S. Treasury department, he had a significant role in the development of the Reagan administration’s proposals for the deregulation of the financial services industry. He was also general counsel of the Depository Institutions Deregulation Committee and later served as White House counsel to President Ronald Reagan. His latest book is Competitive Equity: A Better Way to Organize Mutual Funds (AEI Press, 2007).

Short Biography

Professional Experience
-Member, Advisory Committee on Improvements to Financial Reporting, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, 2007-present
-Member, Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee, 1991-present
-Partner, Gibson, Dunn, & Crutcher, 1985-1986, 1987-1998
-Counsel to President Ronald Reagan, 1986-1987
-General Counsel of the U.S. Treasury Department, 1981-1985
-Partner, Roger & Wells, 1977-1981
-Special assistant to Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and counsel during his Vice Presidency, 1972-1976


Education
LL.B., Harvard Law School
B.A., Harvard College


Articles and Short Publications
Deregulation Not to Blame for Financial Woes
The Last Trillion-Dollar Commitment
The $700 Billion Man
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Books
Competitive Equity
Privatizing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Home Loan Banks
Financial Privacy, Consumer Prosperity, and the Public Good
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Events
The Rise of Mutual Funds
What Lies Beyond the Credit Crunch? Part III
Can Covered Bonds Compete with Fannie and Freddie?
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Speaking Engagements
Investment Bank Regulation
The Regulatory Threat in Washington Takes a New Turn
Keynote Address at International XBRL Conference
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Related Links
The Housing GSEs
Research Areas
Banking and financial services
Financial markets
GSEs (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac)
Research Projects
Shadow Financial Regulatory Committee
AEI Legal Center for the Public Interest
Downloads
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Contact Information
Peter J. Wallison
American Enterprise Institute
 1150 Seventeenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC  20036
Phone: 202-862-5864
Assistant: 202-419-5212
Fax: 202-862-4875
E-mail: Pwallison@aei.org
Latest Book
Competitive Equity
This book recommends the creation of a new, alternative legal structure for collective investment, the "managed investment trust."  [Read More]