Tag: Finance

"These wealthy hedge funds made a bet that Congress would fail to do its job, structural reform efforts would fail, and Fannie and Freddie would be recapitalized and released." (Bloomberg File Photo/Photographer)

Corker: Omnibus protects Fannie, Freddie from ‘Wall Street hedge funds’

Joseph Lawler · December 17, 2015 11:34 pm

The true nature of the rider was to protect casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corp. from being dragged into bankruptcy court, critics say. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)

Reid’s wild card removed from the omnibus deck

John Siciliano · December 17, 2015 12:55 am

A letter written by four trade groupsÂ identified a sweeping banking reform package written by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., as a "step in the right direction."Â (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Bankers ‘disappointed’ that financial riders not in omnibus bill

Joseph Lawler · December 16, 2015 3:34 pm

A new report highlights increasingly risky corporate bonds as a problem area for the financial sector. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street risks edging higher, government warns

Joseph Lawler · December 15, 2015 6:00 pm

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that Democrats are demanding that the child tax credit be indexed for inflation as part of a deal on the so-called tax "extenders." (Graeme Jennings/Examiner file)

GOP warns against Reid’s joker in spending bill

John Siciliano · December 15, 2015 12:23 am

Outspoken conservative Paul LePage ran on a promise to reform welfare in 2010 and 2014, targeting abuse of and dependency on government programs. (AP photo)

How one state is solving the food stamp problem

Joseph Lawler · December 14, 2015 5:01 am

A policy rider on the fiduciary rule is "toward the top of the list" of priorities to be included in an omnibus spending bill, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, said Thursday.

Obama crackdown on retirement advisers in question

Joseph Lawler · December 11, 2015 5:01 am

A policy rider on the fiduciary rule is "toward the top of the list" of priorities to be included in an omnibus spending bill, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, said Thursday.

GOP will offer banking reform plan to counter Obama’s

Joseph Lawler · December 10, 2015 8:56 pm

Bank of America on Thursday squeaked by the Federal Reserve's stress tests for banks. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Bank of America passes Fed’s stress test

Joseph Lawler · December 10, 2015 3:40 pm

Sarah Westwood: Questions of Clinton’s coziness to banks

Sarah Westwood: Questions of Clinton’s coziness to banks

Lisa Ruhl · December 7, 2015 1:26 pm

Conservatives' concerns about benefits flowing to illegal immigrants are a major sticking point in negotiations over the package of tax breaks known as "extenders." (AP Photo)

Illegal immigration trips up tax deal

Joseph Lawler · December 7, 2015 5:01 am

In congressional questioning, the Federal Reserve chairwoman said "it is something that is certainly worth considering," although not something the central bank has studied yet, as far as she knows. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Yellen interested in climate change’s risks to financial system

Joseph Lawler · December 3, 2015 5:05 pm