The debit card fight: 5 things you need to know
Posted on March 28, 2011, at 2:52 PMAmerica's new financial reform law will soon change the way large banks process debit card transactions. As a result, you may see an end to some perks
Do we really need Wall Street?
Posted on November 23, 2010, at 10:20 AMWall Street bankers draw huge salaries for... what, exactly? Writing in The New Yorker, John Cassidy wonders if we'd miss them if they retired en masse?
Elizabeth Warren: Too 'controversial' for Washington?
Posted on July 21, 2010, at 11:40 AMThe crusading Harvard Law professor is one of Obama's three candidates to run the new U.S. consumer watchdog agency. But is the Senate demanding a blander pick?
Obama's financial reform: Winners and losers
Posted on July 19, 2010, at 12:55 PMAfter weeks in limbo, the Dodd-Frank Bill has finally passed Congress. Who stands to benefit from the banking reforms — and who will lose out?
Scott Brown: Tea Party traitor or shrewd powerbroker?
Posted on July 13, 2010, at 11:17 AMThe GOP senator says he'll provide the key vote to pass the Democrats' financial reform bill. The Tea Partiers who voted him into office aren't pleased
Obama vs. Boehner
Posted on July 1, 2010, at 10:55 AMWith the financial reform bill in jeopardy, the president and the House minority leader are accusing each other of being "out of touch"
Scott Brown's finance bill power play
Posted on June 30, 2010, at 12:45 PMBrown's swing vote was pivotal in getting a sweeping financial overhaul bill to the finish line. Why's he stopping it from finishing the race?
Will the finance bill tame Wall Street?
Posted on May 21, 2010, at 10:28 AMThe Senate's sweeping financial overhaul bill is now on its way to becoming law. But how effective it will be is an open question
Why audit the Fed?
Posted on May 13, 2010, at 12:10 PMThe Federal Reserve handed out more than $2 trillion in secret bailout loans during the global financial crisis. Congress is now demanding to know where the money went
Why the GOP blocked financial reform
Posted on April 27, 2010, at 11:15 AMA new poll suggests the public are overwhelmingly in favor of stricter regulations on Wall Street banks. So why are the Republicans still fighting against it?
Financial reform's endgame: 3 theories
Posted on April 26, 2010, at 11:58 AMThe Democrats' financial reform bill will soon face a key vote in the Senate. Here are three ways it could go
Wall Street: Debating 'too big to fail'
Posted on April 26, 2010, at 9:46 AMThe Senate apparently agrees that we urgently need to end "too big to fail" banks. But not everyone agrees on what makes a bank "too big"
Was Obama too soft on Wall Street?
Posted on April 23, 2010, at 11:59 AMThe President delivered a speech on financial services reform to a roomful of Wall Street bankers in New York. Why didn't he go on the attack?
Wall Street reform: A change of heart from the GOP?
Posted on April 23, 2010, at 11:15 AMAs Obama makes a final push for reforming banks, key members of the GOP are quieting their criticism of the plan. Why the shift?
Financial reform: 5 things you need to know
Posted on April 21, 2010, at 6:55 PMDo your eyes glaze over when you hear the phrase "financial reform"? Here's a crib sheet
David Frum: Will campaign cash influence financial reform?
Posted on November 11, 2009, at 4:06 AMThe connection between campaign contributions and public policy is more subtle than most cynics acknowledge. But as the Senate considers reform of the financial system, the opportunities -- and motives -- for abuse are mounting.
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