Tag: Finance

Headed by Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and comprising all the heads of the top financial regulatory agencies, the council has the power to declare any financial firm "systemically important" and subject it to tighter supervision and stricter regulations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Financial officials promise update on possible asset manager regulation

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2016 10:44 pm

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. applauds as President Barack Obama makes the thumbs up sign as he arrives to speak at AARP in Washington, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama runs out the clock on Dodd-Frank

Joseph Lawler · March 21, 2016 4:01 am

President Obama and his allies have sought in recent weeks to defend the 2010 financial reform law. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Ahead of major tests, Obama claims success on banking reform

Joseph Lawler · March 19, 2016 4:01 am

A net 26 percent of Clinton supporters had a low credit score, defined as below 620. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Are Clinton backers bad with money?

Anna Giaritelli · March 18, 2016 8:19 pm

Workers would be better off with "more simple instruments, like index funds," Labor Secretary Tom Perez said. (AP Photo/David Becker, File)

Perez: Few need complex investing advice

Joseph Lawler · March 17, 2016 4:50 pm

Jeb Hensarling, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, told a conference of bankers in Washington that "we are deep into our planning and you will soon see our bill." (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

GOP chairman sketches out Dodd-Frank replacement

Joseph Lawler · March 15, 2016 5:28 pm

Senate Finance Committee member Sen. Michael Enzi, R-Wyo., wants to change the way credit programs are accounted for in the budget. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The Republicans’ budget theory comes crashing down

Joseph Lawler · March 14, 2016 5:01 am

Many of the states that today are "swing states," including Ohio and Pennsylvania, are at risk of having jobs moved overseas.As a result, people are noticeably less willing to vote for incumbent parties. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Economic gloom works for Trump

Joseph Lawler · March 12, 2016 5:01 am

The Senate Banking Committee, of which Shelby is chairman, announced that it would hold a nomination hearing on three financial agency candidates on March 15. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Shelby schedules first hearings of the year for Obama nominees

Joseph Lawler · March 8, 2016 10:13 pm

Speaking at the White House on Monday after meeting with top U.S. financial regulators, Obama said the discussion touched on shadow banks, which are financial institutions outside the traditional banking system, and how they could pose risks to financial stability that weren't addressed in new Wall Street rules he has signed into law. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama hints at legislation to crack down on shadow banking

Joseph Lawler · March 7, 2016 9:00 pm

Hedge fund head hunt

Eric Peters · March 1, 2016 12:01 am

Nearly 12 million households spend more than half their income on rent, according to Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies. The problem is only going to get worse as baby boomers age and look for rentals while more lower-earning minority families look for housing. (AP photo)

The big issue candidates are ignoring in 2016

Joseph Lawler · February 29, 2016 5:01 am