Banking

Bankers Address Crisis Prevention, Morgan Reports $2B Trading Loss

Just a few hours after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed the Fed’s 48th Annual Conference on Bank Structure and Competition in Chicago, JP Morgan Chase announced it had suf

Phil Britt
May 11, 2012

Lending Is Back to Pre-Crisis Levels, Fed Data Show

Fast Facts from the Financial Services Roundtable

Financial Services Roundtable
February 12, 2012

Another Swipe Fee Battle Unfolding

Another major dispute over interchange fees could take place soon, this one centering on the swipe fee retailers pay on credit card transactions.

Bill Hardekopf
February 12, 2012

Credit Card Debt Increases Significantly

Americans are borrowing and charging much more, according to the latest Federal Reserve G19 report released Jan. 9.

Steve Stanek
January 18, 2012

Tim Carney: Occupy Wall Street movement

November 1, 2011
FIRE PODCAST - C-FIRE Deputy Director R.J. Lehmann speaks with Tim Carney, senior political reporter with the Washington Examiner, about his recent coverage of the Occupy Wall Street movement and what he sees as the potential for a left-right convergence around the issue of ending "too big to fail" banks.

C-FIRE Deputy Director R.J.

Safer Ratios, Riskier Portfolios: Banks’ Response to Government Aid

Ran Duchin and Denis Sosyura
September 1, 2011

Banks that received federal bailout money ended up approving riskier loans and shifting capital toward risky investments after getting government help, say researchers at the Ross School of Busines

Try as I Might, I Couldn’t Keep Government Out of My Mortgage!

Like many Americans, I refinanced my home in the past couple of months.

Rick Manning
August 30, 2011

Financial Rules Prompt Banks to Raise Debit Card Fees, Drop Perks

Financial services firm Wells Fargo has announced it will test a $3 monthly fee for debit card users in select states, the result of new “interchange” regulations for debit cards that go into effec

Steve Stanek
August 24, 2011

More Money, Equipment, Manpower for IRS Enforcement

I have paid keen attention to IRS spending over the years because the manner in which the IRS spends is a look into the future.

Daniel J. Pilla
July 08, 2011
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