Tag: Finance

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission building, Friday, June 19, 2015, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

SEC plans conflict-of-interest rule for broker-dealers

Joseph Lawler · May 19, 2016 8:23 pm

Rep. Sean Duffy of Wisconsin, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee's oversight subcommittee, said the deals had been structured to send money to "liberal activist groups," an arrangement he referred to as "slush funds." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

GOP: Bank settlements steered half a billion dollars to liberal groups

Joseph Lawler · May 19, 2016 5:28 pm

The nominees, George Washington law professor Lisa Fairfax and Mercatus Center expert Hester Peirce, were approved by voice vote following votes on the Senate floor. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Senate panel advances nominees for SEC

Joseph Lawler · May 19, 2016 5:10 pm

Donald Trump has consistently said he would repeal or significantly roll back Obama's 2010 financial reform law. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Seven times Trump has pledged to repeal Dodd-Frank

Joseph Lawler · May 19, 2016 4:01 am

The letter warned Congress against "using backroom deals to put the public interest at risk and deliver a wish list to narrow Wall Street interests." (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg, File)

Outside groups rally early against Wall Street measures in must-pass bills

Joseph Lawler · May 18, 2016 2:40 pm

Borrowers fall into a cycle of relying on auto title loans, study from consumer bureau finds. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Feds: One in five auto title borrowers have cars seized

Joseph Lawler · May 18, 2016 4:01 am

Experts argued that the Fed would not have the authority to aid Puerto Rico, as Sen. Bernie Sanders called for in San Juan on Monday, under the limits on its emergency loan powers imposed as part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reform law. (AP Photo/Danica Coto)

Experts skeptical of Sanders’ plan to have Fed rescue Puerto Rico

Joseph Lawler · May 16, 2016 10:56 pm

Swipe fees have swollen to many merchants' second-largest operating cost, more than rent or utilities. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

The truth about credit card swipe fees

Lyle Beckwith · May 14, 2016 4:02 am

The company's "hope is that fewer people will be exposed to misleading or harmful products." (Michael Short/Bloomberg, File)

Google bans ads for payday loans

Joseph Lawler · May 11, 2016 2:19 pm

Documents leaked from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca implicate many Americans with prior accusations of wrongdoing. (Susana Gonzalez/Bloomberg File)

Panama Papers include 36 Americans previously accused of fraudulent activity

Rudy Takala · May 10, 2016 3:45 pm

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new proposed rule limiting forced arbitration clauses in contracts "essentially hands over the keys of the CFPB's luxury office building to the wealthy, powerful, and politically well-connected trial lawyer lobby," said Jeb Hensarling, chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Republican: Latest financial protection rule a giveaway to trial lawyers

Joseph Lawler · May 5, 2016 3:50 pm

"Signing up for a credit card or opening a bank account can often mean signing away your right to take the company to court if things go wrong," said CFPB Director Richard Cordray. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Consumer board targets financial firms’ class-action blocks

Joseph Lawler · May 5, 2016 4:02 am