As Washington struggles to reach an agreement on the proposed bailout, and Wall Street awaits its future, AEI scholars offer insights into what is needed to protect the financial system.

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Yesterday, the AEI Legal Center for the Public Interest released an important new empirical study with implications for the...

Increasing regulation, and spreading it over the rest of the financial economy, may solve Congress's problem, but it makes everything else worse.

The Democrats have been very vocal in opposing free trade agreements but have not paid any attention to the drastic flight of financial markets out of the United States.

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation should permit its moratorium on nonfinancial firms acquiring ILC charters to expire as planned on January 31.

Congress should act soon to protect U.S. taxpayers from the risk of GSE insolvency.

The mathematical models used to design and evaluate structured mortgage securities, using vast computer power and reams of data, did not save us from the consequences of all-too-human behavior.

The Home Owners' Loan Corporation provides a useful history lesson for those seeking interventions to solve our current housing crisis.