Sued for fraud, the Republican presidential nominee used the fine print to create a permanent legal shield for himself — and financial firms. By David Sirota.

'The Economist' issues a myopic defense of the white-collar criminal. By Matt Taibbi.

Charts that go bump in the night. By Luke Kawa, Sid Verma, Julie Verhage, and Narae Kim.

By Nomi Prins.

The general media has been treating the WikiLeaks disclosures of the Clinton campaign documents, particularly the transcripts of her lucrative talks with Goldman Sachs as much ado about nothing. I have not found any article about the disclosures, however, that reported on the extraordinary statements she made in her talk with Goldman Sachs on June 4, 2013... By William K. Black.

The progressive firebrand has long warred with SEC Chair Mary Jo White, a former corporate lawyer. By Alexander C. Kaufman, Zach Carter.

When Wall Street's most aggressive bank took on the world's most incendiary client, someone was going to make a killing. By Matthew Campbell and Kit Chellel.

Hillary Clinton has gone even further than Donald Trump in promising to kill a tax break that benefits some of the wealthiest people in finance. So why are private equity titans giving all their campaign money to Clinton? By Alec MacGillis.

Lorraine Brown is the only person to be criminally convicted over fraudulent foreclosures, despite widespread forgeries. By Brian J. O’Connor (Aug. 28, 2016)

It’s gross, but grossness by itself doesn’t violate securities laws. By Matt Levine. (Aug. 16, 2016)

Today the Securities and Exchange Commission is continuing its illusion of dealing with the rigged structure of the U.S. stock market by holding a meeting of its Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee, some of whose members have themselves been charged with rigging the market... By Pam Martens and Russ Martens.

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, a leading candidate for the Democratic nominee for vice president, has signaled to the financial industry that he’ll go to bat for them. By David Dayem.

The complex transactions add up to a meaningful loss of revenue from dividend taxes Danish taxpayers would otherwise get. By Cezary Podkul, Anne Skjerning and Tor Johannesson. (July 12, 2016)

“Like any banker, I remember my first bailout fondly. It was January 1995, and like the other bailouts during my twenty-year career it wasn’t called a bailout, but a market-stabilization package…” By Chris Arnade.

William Black

Some private equity firms that came in as the cleanup crew for the housing crisis are now repeating errors that banks committed.

It’s all over except the shouting. That is, the primary election season effectively ended last night and now the actual shouting match between Hillary and The Donald begins. By David Stockman. (Apr. 27)

Hedge funds make big returns by manipulating markets in ways that are illegal for small investors. Remind us: Why are they permitted? By David Dayen (Apr. 25)

Thick fog envelops City Hall Park at daybreak on February 2, 1968. Seven thousand New York City sanitation workers stand crowded together, their mood rebellious. Union spokesman John DeLury addresses the multitude from the roof of a truck. When he announces that the mayor has refused further concessions, the crowd’s anger threatens to boil over. As the first rotten eggs sail overhead, DeLury realizes the time for compromise is over. It’s time to take the illegal route...

Hillary Clinton Tells Senator Bernie Sanders That There's No Evidence She Can Be Swayed by Wall Street Money During cnn Debate. By Pam Martens and Russ Martens.