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Quick Links 12/1/11: The Consumer Financial Protection Board is getting rolling; Nicholas Kristoff sits down with a former Citigroup salesman; and finally, a well written piece on the wisdom of regulation

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The CFPB  is taking important first steps towards its mandate of helping consumers wade the murky waters of personal finance. Click Here

Proof Positive. Sixty Percent of his evaluation was focused on selling risky subprime mortgages. Read this and more in Nicholas Kristoff’s captivating interview with a banker/salesman from Citigroup who seems to have realized the error of his ways. Click Here

Finally, for an interesting spin on the value of regulation as well as the general wisdom of banking and corporate practices, I’d direct you to the scintillating and informative work of Steve Denning. Click Here