Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

WASHINGTON — The Democratic majority in the Senate had one more go at the big banks before turning over the gavels to Republicans with a pair of hearings targeting bank activity in commodities on one ...

Occasionally, even corporations themselves will charge that regulators have been captured. Telecom, cable, and broadband companies recently griped that they don’t get a fair shake from the Federal ...

The Federal Reserve Board should take more aggressive steps to prevent regulatory capture in the supervision of the nation’s largest banks, according to a top government watchdog. The Government ...

Have you ever heard the term “regulatory capture” and wondered what it meant? You’re not alone. In fact, regulatory capture is a relatively obscure concept that many people don’t understand. But this ...

Regulatory capture is a phrase that refers to industry groups gaining control over the public regulatory bodies responsible for regulating their industry. It’s going to become an increasingly ...

A grocery store which repeatedly sells expired foods has never been penalised. A power company pollutes a neighbouring community with harmful soot but doesn’t fall foul of environmental regulations.