Economics Daily Digest: Finance's conflicts of interest, financial whistleblowers, mortgage "glitch"

The leak has led to questions regarding the conflict of interest that arises when people advise the same banks they used to regulate, write Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Ben Protess, and Peter Eavis. The previously unreported leak, recounted in interviews with the lawyers briefed on the matter who spoke anonymously because the episode is not public, illustrates the blurred lines between Wall Street and the government - and the potential conflicts of interest that can result.



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