Federal Reserve

Security flaws at government agency endanger private financial information of millions of consumers. (iStock Photo)

Technology

IG sees massive security flaws in CFPB’s consumer financial info database

Richard Pollock -

October 31, 2014 5:34 pm

Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH, (L)Â has scheduled a Nov. 21 hearing to look into secret tapes that showed regulators at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York disagreeing over supervision of Goldman Sachs.Â (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty images)

Economy

Senate Democrats set lame-duck hearing on New York Fed tapes

Joseph Lawler -

October 31, 2014 4:44 pm

Traders gather at the post of specialist Edward Loggie, left, as they wait for shares of Orbital Sciences Corporation to resume trading, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 29, 2014. Orbital Sciences Corporation sank following news that its Antares rocket exploded moments after lifting off from its launch pad on Tuesday. The rocket was carrying a supply ship for astronauts on the International Space Station, part of Orbital's contract with NASA. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Economy

Senate critics to examine if regulators are too cozy with banks

Joseph Lawler -

October 31, 2014 9:00 am

The Federal Reserve faces a serious challenge in finishing and enforcing the bank regulations required by the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law, the central bank's inspector general is warning. (iStock Photo)

Economy

IG: Dodd-Frank a major challenge for the Fed

Joseph Lawler -

October 30, 2014 3:25 pm

The Federal Reserve will end its large-scale bond-buying program this month, the central bank announced Wednesday.Â

Economy

Federal Reserve officially ends quantitative easing program

Joseph Lawler -

October 29, 2014 6:34 pm

Economy

Fed expected to end bond purchases, lower rates

Joseph Lawler -

October 28, 2014 9:00 am

In addition to a deep recession, soaring unemployment, a stock market crash, and collapsing housing prices, banks must prepare to withstand oil prices at $110 a barrel, federal regulators said Thursday. (iStock)

Economy

Bank stress tests: Stock market collapse, recession, $110 oil

Joseph Lawler -

October 23, 2014 10:04 pm

Economy

Falling inflation presents problem for Fed

Joseph Lawler -

October 23, 2014 9:00 am

Consumer prices rose 0.1 percent in September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Wednesday, defying analysts' expectations for no change and fears that the U.S. is headed toward disinflation.

Economy

Inflation picks up slightly in September despite falling trend

Joseph Lawler -

October 22, 2014 1:03 pm

Although the industry prevailed on the mortgage rule, lenders remain worried about having to buy back faulty loans from government mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and, even more importantly, the threat of future litigation over loans they make.Â (iStock)

Economy

Don’t expect easier credit from watered-down mortgage rule

Joseph Lawler -

October 22, 2014 9:00 am

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Tag: Federal Reserve

IG sees massive security flaws in CFPB’s consumer financial info database

Senate Democrats set lame-duck hearing on New York Fed tapes

Senate critics to examine if regulators are too cozy with banks

IG: Dodd-Frank a major challenge for the Fed

Federal Reserve officially ends quantitative easing program

Fed expected to end bond purchases, lower rates

Bank stress tests: Stock market collapse, recession, $110 oil

Falling inflation presents problem for Fed

Inflation picks up slightly in September despite falling trend

Don’t expect easier credit from watered-down mortgage rule

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