After the financial meltdown was blamed for a major part on unregulated derivatives and credit default swaps (CDS), the Democrats are pushing to pass the financial reform bill that will bring in more regulation of the financial industry. But this has become a case of easier said than done as the Republicans are firmly opposed to the bill and have blocked it from being brought on the Senate floor for debate. Senate Republicans want to add significant changes to the bill and question Democrats’ tough regulations for financial institutions. [Read more…]