Publications by Sheila Bair
Bull by the Horns: Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street from Itself
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The former FDIC chairwoman, and one of the first people to acknowledge the full risk of subprime loans, offers a unique perspective on the financial crisis. More
Appointed by George W. Bush as the chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) in 2006, Sheila Bair witnessed the origins of the financial crisis and in 2008 became—along with Hank Paulson, Ben Bernanke, and Timothy Geithner—one of the key public servants trying to repair the damage to the global economy. Bull by the Horns is her remarkable and refreshingly honest account of that contentious time and the struggle for reform that followed and continues to this day.
Recent Papers and Opinions by Sheila Bair
“The Federal Reserve needs to stay put on rates” - CFS Advisory Board member and senior fellow Sheila Bair advocates for keeping rates unchanged, but if the Fed does raise rates again... Financial Times, July 24, 2024
“The Fed‘s ‘stress tests’ overlook the dangers facing banks” - CFS Advisory Board member and senior fellow Sheila Bair describes deficiencies in the Fed‘s stress tests and how they could be improved. Washington Post, July 11, 2023
“Congress must act to protect smaller banks from investor nerves” Measures to shield operational business accounts, introduced during Covid, should be triggered urgently. Financial Times, May 9, 2023
“US regulators are setting a dangerous precedent on Silicon Valley Bank” CFS Advisory Board member and senior fellow Sheila Bair covers systemic risk determination, use of FDIC insurance and Fed policy. Financial Times, March 14, 2023
“Sheila Bair: 'I feel for the regulators. You’re damned if you do and you're damned if you don’t'” Financial Times, December 15, 2022
“The Fed must emulate the tactics of Volcker’s fight against inflation”, Financial Times, July 22, 2022
“Regulators Must Act to Rein in Wall Street Risks as Rates Rise”, Financial Times, February 3, 2022
“Tempted to turn your home's soaaring equity into cash? Don't do it lightly: Fannie Mae chair”, USA Today, June 26, 2021
“Corporate Debt ‘Relief’ Is an Economic Dud”, Wall Street Journal, January 6, 2021
“Overreliance on the Fed is Compromising the Future for Millennials”, CNBC, April 14, 2020
“Force Global Banks to Suspend Bonuses and Payouts”, Financial Times, March 22, 2020
“The Republican Case for Elizabeth Warren”, Wall Street Journal, January 30, 2020
“Bank Bailouts Should Never Be Repeated”, Washington Post, May 23, 2019
“Time to Change the Student Funding Model in the US”, Financial Times, March 14, 2019
“The Shutdown Isn’t the Only Threat to the Economy”, New York Times, January 10, 2019
“Congress Flirts with Disaster on Bank LeverageRatios”, Wall Street Journal, February 12, 2018
“Why Would We Want to Increase the Cyber Risk to our Bank Data?”, Financial Times, October 9, 2017
“To Boost the Economy, Help Students First”, New York Times, December 21, 2016
“Paying for College Has to Be Easier Than This”, Wall Street Journal, August 1, 2016
“The Real Reasons College Students Drop Out”, Fortune, March 7, 2016
“Could Elizabeth Warren and Jeb Hensarling Cross Party Lines to Fix the Tax Code?”, Fortune, May 20, 2015
“No More Bank Bailouts Cannot Be an Empty Slogan”, Financial Times, August 7, 2014
““Grand Old Parity”, New York Times, February 26, 2013
“Fix IncomeInequality with $10 Million Loans for Everyone”, (humor) Washington Post, April 13, 2012
“Short-Termism and the Risk of Another Financial Crisis”, Washington Post, July 8, 2011
Advisory Board
Randal K. Quarles
William R. Rhodes
Eduardo Aninat, Ph.D.
Sheila Bair
Senator Bill Bradley
Joyce Chang
M. Shafik Gabr
Charles Goodhart, CBE, FBA
Henry Kaufman, Ph.D.
Barbara G. Novick
Guillermo Ortiz, Ph.D.
Richard L. Sandor, Ph.D., Dr. Sc.h.c.
Myron S. Scholes, Ph.D.
The Honorable Carole L. Brookins (2010-20)
Judge Richard A. Posner (2010-20)
Experts
Sheila Bair
Advisory Board Member and Senior Fellow
William A. Barnett
Director / Advances in Monetary and Financial Measurement
David Beers
Senior Fellow / Sovereign Risk Analysis and Policy
Bradley J. Bondi Senior Fellow / Legal Studies
Kevin R. Brock Senior Fellow / Cybersecurity Strategy
Alvin Chua Senior Advisor
Stephen Dizard Special Counselor
John D. Feldmann Senior Fellow
Kate Flanagan Senior Fellow / Consumer Finance
Peter Flocos, Esq. (Trustee) Managing Director, Policy and Regulation
Patricia Wilson Fridley Senior Advisor
Diane B. Glossman
Senior Fellow / Financial Institutions
Lawrence Goodman President and Founder
Steve H. Hanke
Special Counselor
Steven Lofchie Senior Fellow / Legal Studies
Robin L. Lumsdaine Senior Fellow / International Finance
Jack Malvey Special Counselor
David X Martin Special Counselor
Ryan Scott Mattson Research Associate
Nicholas Sargen Senior Fellow / Global Markets and Investment Management
Charles Schott Senior Advisor
Kurt Schuler Senior Fellow / Financial History
Liting Su Research Associate
Jeff van den Noort Chief Technology Officer
Yubo Wang Senior Fellow / Financial Markets
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