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The SEC's final rule on conflict minerals coming from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is a "feel good" measure that doesn't accomplish what it intended, argues a Wall Street Journal editorial.

Ethics plays a significant role in a company's overall value and performance. CEOs and CFOs should be working to protect their businesses - and themselves - from violations.

The sad reality is that an unregulated shadow financial system pushed explosive subprime loans.

If the networks don't voluntarily implement more reasonable pricing, merchants will steer consumers to cheaper alternatives and there will soon be nothing left to fight about.

The CFPB proposed a revised rule for mortgage fees that would allow paying down points for interest on home loans.

It's foolhardy to try to read traders' minds to determine if the inventory they are keeping exceeds the demand they expect from clients. There is a better way.

Qualified nonbanks should be able to issue credit cards. This has only rarely been possible up to now – a situation that has warped the industry's structure, giving banks undeserved dominance.

The effects of a loose monetary policy were compounded by housing policy – not just the "affordable" housing goals set for Fannie and Freddie but also CRA quotas imposed on banks.

When bankers heard that Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney had selected Paul Ryan as his running mate, most likely cheered the news. The Wisconsin congressman is, after all, the Capitol Hill antithesis of Barney Frank. He's the Republicans' standard-bearer for limited government in all its forms and has gone into greater depth than anyone else in his party in laying out a plan for limiting it.

The SEC announced that it has made its first award in a whistleblower program under Dodd-Frank, a Wall Street Journal blog post reports.