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Alan Greenspan

Federal Reserve Chairman who opposed derivatives regulation
Tracked because Federal Reserve Chairman who opposed derivatives regulation · 14 documented connections
Facts on record3
Connections mapped14
Sources cited15
✦ Thin coverage gap +28 connected to 14 entities · only 3 facts on record · flagged for follow-up research
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Documented financial relationships span 0 money flow chains, while 10 elected officials hold documented connections.
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Key Connections
→ Arthur Levitt person
co-signatory to joint statement
On May 7, 1998, Greenspan, Rubin, and Levitt jointly issued a statement expressing 'grave concerns' about the CFTC derivatives regulation concept release and called for congressional action.
← Brooksley Born person
oversight
Brooksley Born's 1998 CFTC concept release on derivatives regulation was opposed by Alan Greenspan, who argued against regulation of derivatives.
← Long-Term Capital Management company
regulator
Alan Greenspan, as Federal Reserve Chair, was involved in the Federal Reserve's response to Long-Term Capital Management's 1998 collapse and the organized bailout.
← Robert Edward Rubin person
colleague
Jointly issued statement with Greenspan and Summers opposing Brooksley Born's concept release within hours.
← Glass-Steagall Act instrument
supported_repeal
Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan advocated for the repeal of Glass-Steagall, arguing it would increase financial efficiency.
← Robert Rubin person
oversight
Rubin and Greenspan together suppressed Brooksley Born's derivatives regulation at the CFTC, issued joint statements opposing CFTC oversight, and were celebrated as 'The Committee to Save the World' by Time Magazine while dismantling the regulatory framework that could have prevented the 2008 crisis.
← Bill Clinton person
appointee
Clinton reappointed Greenspan as Federal Reserve Chair twice (1996, 2000). Greenspan was an ideological ally in opposing derivatives regulation and testified in opposition to Born's proposals.
Facts (3)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 160d ago · Avg age: 4400d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (3)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Primary Source Greenspan told Born at lunch that he didn't think there was need for law against fraud, believing market would take care of itself
✓ verified Primary Source POGO meeting notes show Greenspan warned regulation could 'suppress OTC derivatives business' and regulators wouldn't be able to 'put cork back in bottle'
Date: 1998-04-21 Added: 16 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: POGO released meeting notes
✓ verified Primary Source On May 7, 1998, within hours of CFTC issuing concept release on derivatives regulation, Greenspan, Rubin and Levitt issued joint statement expressing 'grave concerns' and calling for congressional action to stop CFTC
Date: 1998-05-07 Added: 16 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Multiple news reports and POGO documents
All Connections (14)
→ Arthur Levitt person
co-signatory to joint statement primary since 1998
On May 7, 1998, Greenspan, Rubin, and Levitt jointly issued a statement expressing 'grave concerns' about the CFTC derivatives regulation concept release and called for congressional action.
← Robert Rubin person
oversight primary
Rubin and Greenspan together suppressed Brooksley Born's derivatives regulation at the CFTC, issued joint statements opposing CFTC oversight, and were celebrated as 'The Committee to Save the World' by Time Magazine while dismantling the regulatory framework that could have prevented the 2008 crisis.
← Bill Clinton person
appointee primary
Clinton reappointed Greenspan as Federal Reserve Chair twice (1996, 2000). Greenspan was an ideological ally in opposing derivatives regulation and testified in opposition to Born's proposals.
← Larry Summers person
same policy stance secondary since 2000
Summers advocated for derivatives deregulation alongside Greenspan, who was Fed Chair during the Commodity Futures Modernization Act debate
← Jim Leach person
financial regulatory peer inferential since 1995
Jim Leach chaired the House Banking Committee during Alan Greenspan's tenure as Federal Reserve Chairman and they interacted on financial regulation matters.
← Brooksley Born person
oversight primary since 1998
Brooksley Born's 1998 CFTC concept release on derivatives regulation was opposed by Alan Greenspan, who argued against regulation of derivatives.
← Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act instrument
supporter inferential since 1999
Federal Reserve Chair Greenspan was a key advocate for the repeal of Glass-Steagall.
← Glass-Steagall Act instrument
supported_repeal primary since 1999
Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan advocated for the repeal of Glass-Steagall, arguing it would increase financial efficiency.
regulator primary since 1998
Alan Greenspan, as Federal Reserve Chair, was involved in the Federal Reserve's response to Long-Term Capital Management's 1998 collapse and the organized bailout.
predecessor_policymaker inferential since 2008
Alan Greenspan was Federal Reserve Chairman before the 2008 crisis, and the policy environment he oversaw contributed to conditions that necessitated the PDCF.
affiliation inferential since 1999
Bliley worked with Alan Greenspan's Federal Reserve era deregulatory agenda, particularly supporting the repeal of Glass-Steagall and derivatives deregulation.
← Phil Gramm person
colleague inferential since 1999
Listed adjacent in known entities under the context of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and Commodity Futures Modernization Act, indicating association with financial deregulation.
← Chuck Schumer elected official
investor inferential since 1982
Schumer's documented 'cultivation of New York securities-industry donors' and his role in financial regulation (chairing Finance subcommittees) places him in the same financial policy ecosystem as former Federal Reserve Chair Greenspan.
← Robert Edward Rubin person
colleague primary since 1998
Jointly issued statement with Greenspan and Summers opposing Brooksley Born's concept release within hours.
Sources (15)
2026-05-09 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Alan Greenspan not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2004-11-23 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Alan Greenspan (2004-11-23) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2004-09-28 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Alan Greenspan (2004-09-28) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Alan Greenspan — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Alan Greenspan — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2010-06-25 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Alan Greenspan (2010-06-25) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2012-01-13 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Alan Greenspan (2012-01-13) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2004-12-21 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Alan Greenspan (2004-12-21) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2003-04-04 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Alan Greenspan (2003-04-04) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2004-05-21 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Alan Greenspan (2004-05-21) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Alan Greenspan — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Alan Greenspan — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
1996-08-00 ↗ Born's testimony confirmed by Michael Greenberger and Daniel Waldman web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
1998-04-21 ↗ POGO released meeting notes web_search Processed 📜 Receipt
1998-05-07 ↗ Multiple news reports and POGO documents web_search Processed 📜 Receipt