Dayen’s new’s roundup from Monday, April 2, 2012, including stories about the Affordable Care Act, President Obama, Supreme Court, Paul Ryan, student loan debt, Eurozone, State AGs, housing market, Bill Clinton, Thomas Frank, Keith Olbermann, Sarah Palin and more.

In the aftermath of the foreclosure fraud settlement, and as we look ahead to the working group on securities fraud co-chaired by Eric Schneiderman, one of the best people to look to for answers on how this whole thing could have gone – how it could still go – is William K. Black. The author of The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One, and a central figure in exposing fraud among both financial executives and members of Congress during the S&L scandal, Black has been relentless on exposing the lax nature of regulation and prosecution during the past decade and more. His latest scoffed at the new task force on securitization fraud.