WASHINGTON — About two-thirds of Americans support stricter regulations on the way banks and other financial institutions conduct their business, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.
Majorities also back two main components of legislation sought in the Senate this week: greater federal oversight of consumer loans and a company-paid fund that would cover the costs of dismantling failed firms that put the broader economy at risk.
A third pillar of the reform effort draws a more even split: 43 percent support federal regulation of the derivatives market; 41 percent are opposed. About one in six — 17 percent — express no opinion on this complicated topic. The April 22-25 phone poll of 1,001 adults has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. The Washington Post
