Consumer bureau fires warning shot at credit card companies
Tim Devaney - 09/03/14 03:00 PM EDT
Regulators are cracking down on companies that they say offer deceptive promotions.
Finance
Regulation
Study: Overtime rules could benefit 6M
Benjamin Goad - 08/20/14 02:22 PM EDT
The Economic Policy Institute says the forthcoming rule will help women and minorities.
A tax shelter to phone home about
Donald T. Williamson, contributor - 08/15/14 06:30 AM EDT
We need to fundamentally reform the way the federal government imposes taxes.
FHFA seeks input on single Fannie, Freddie security
Peter Schroeder - 08/12/14 04:32 PM EDT
Currently, Fannie and Freddie issue separate mortgage-backed securities.
Activists to unleash 'Shark Week' attack on payday lending industry
Benjamin Goad - 08/11/14 11:32 AM EDT
Groups are pressuring the CFPB to rein in the industry with tough regulations.
Obama moves forward with equal pay regs
Benjamin Goad - 08/06/14 11:55 AM EDT
The draft regulations are the latest in a series of initiatives targeting contractors.
Bankers plead for relief from 'regulatory tsunami'
Benjamin Goad - 07/28/14 09:39 AM EDT
Community banks say costs of filing quarterly reports have spiked in recent years.
Issa asks Holder to turn over docs on mortgage fraud settlements
Benjamin Goad - 07/24/14 04:10 PM EDT
Issa is probing Justice's decision to settle with two of the nation's biggest banks.
Regulator assailed for quick ‘spin through the revolving door’
Benjamin Goad - 07/23/14 03:21 PM EDT
CFTC Commissioner Scott O'Malia is leaving the agency for a derivatives industry association.
Financial groups look to slow CFPB complaint publishing
Peter Schroeder - 07/22/14 10:09 AM EDT
Major banking and business groups are pushing to delay a contentious project by the Consumer...
Four years later, parties split on Wall St. reform
Peter Schroeder - 07/21/14 12:57 PM EDT
Democrats and Republicans duked it out Monday on the anniversary of the Dodd-Frank law.
Poll: Americans want tougher bank regs
Benjamin Goad - 07/17/14 09:42 AM EDT
Sixty-four percent of voters, including those with stocks, believe the stock market is rigged for...
Justice strikes $16.6 billion settlement with Bank of America
Peter Schroeder - 08/21/14 09:54 AM EDT
It's the largest civil settlement the government has ever reached with a single company.
Financial group launches campaign criticizing CFPB push
Peter Schroeder - 08/18/14 09:53 AM EDT
A top industry group has plans to buy ads in and around Washington, as well as on social media, to...
Menendez demands student protections from financial traps
Ramsey Cox - 08/13/14 03:43 PM EDT
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) urged the Department of Education to ensure colleges are not taking...
CFPB warns consumers about bitcoin 'Wild West'
Peter Schroeder - 08/11/14 11:58 AM EDT
"Consumers are stepping into the Wild West when they engage in the market,” said Cordray.
Fifth Third to pay $1.5M in discrimination case
Benjamin Goad - 08/07/14 05:08 PM EDT
The settlement follows allegations that the company improperly asked applicants for information...
Firms docked $92 million for ‘fleecing’ service members
Benjamin Goad - 07/29/14 02:54 PM EDT
Feds say predatory credit firms lured service members into shady deals.
Wall Street spending $1.5M a day on lobbying, campaigns
Benjamin Goad - 07/25/14 12:10 PM EDT
Industry spending has eclipsed $800 million, according to Americans For Financial Reform.
Barney Frank ‘not embarrassed’ about toll of financial regulations
Benjamin Goad - 07/23/14 08:31 PM EDT
The former House Financial Services Committee chairman returned to defend his signature law.
Swaps regulator bolts for job with bank lobby
Benjamin Goad - 07/23/14 07:52 AM EDT
Longtime CFTC Commissioner Scott O’Malia is headed to a derivatives association.
CFTC’s O’Malia to step down next month
Benjamin Goad - 07/21/14 05:30 PM EDT
The regulator cited his desire "to pursue other opportunities.”
Poll shows strong support for tougher rules on Wall Street
Peter Schroeder - 07/18/14 11:56 AM EDT
More than three-quarters of those polled favor tough rules.
On its fourth anniversary, has Dodd-Frank begun to bite?
Eileen Appelbaum, contributor - 07/17/14 06:00 AM EDT
Apparently many private equity firms will miss no opportunity to enrich themselves.
