Obama's SOTU Should Seek Continued Bank Reform

In tonight's State of the Union, President Obama should take the opportunity to remind the country of the need to stay on the path of financial reform. A collective amnesia appears to be descending on Washington-and on major financial capitals around the world-about the causes and consequences of the financial crisis. The financial crisis of 2008 crushed the American economy, cost millions of Americans their jobs and their homes, shuttered American businesses, and wiped out family savings. We're still suffering from those effects.