Finance

General Electric announced Friday that it would slim down its real estate and financial operations to focus on its core industrial business.Â (Mike Simons/Getty Images)

Economy

General Electric to shrink its financial arm for less regulatory scrutiny

Joseph Lawler -

April 10, 2015 12:53 pm

Better decision-making tools that are available through a variety of easily-accessible websites and apps draw on behavioral economics to provide the first step to overcoming Americans' financial woes. (AP Photo)

Op-Eds

Technology brings behavioral solutions to Americans’ financial problems

Op-Ed Contributor -

April 10, 2015 9:00 am

Beltway Confidential

Financial illiteracy rising among college students

Jason Russell -

April 3, 2015 5:08 pm

Economy

How to make retirement more secure and make capitalism work for all

Stephen G. Smith -

March 31, 2015 3:20 pm

Mass. AG seeks more protections over prepaid cards

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March 31, 2015 2:29 pm

Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley FischerÂ said he does not see any major threats to the stability of the financial system, in the housing market or anywhere else.Â (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Economy

Fed no. 2: Regulation is a ‘cat and mouse game’

Joseph Lawler -

March 27, 2015 1:49 pm

Economy

Consumer Bureau plans new rules for payday lenders

Joseph Lawler -

March 26, 2015 12:25 pm

Economy

Firms want ‘off-ramp’ from supergroup’s regulations

Joseph Lawler -

March 26, 2015 1:48 am

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass, left, joined by Sen. Al Franklin, D-Minn., center, and Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., speaks at a new conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, to discuss Republican budget attacks on the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Economy

Dems warn GOP budget would ‘dismantle’ consumer agency

Joseph Lawler -

March 25, 2015 7:40 pm

Bank of New York Mellon paying $714M settlement over foreign-exchange allegations

LocalLabs News Service -

March 24, 2015 2:21 pm

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Tag: Finance

General Electric to shrink its financial arm for less regulatory scrutiny

Technology brings behavioral solutions to Americans’ financial problems

Financial illiteracy rising among college students

How to make retirement more secure and make capitalism work for all

Mass. AG seeks more protections over prepaid cards

Fed no. 2: Regulation is a ‘cat and mouse game’

Consumer Bureau plans new rules for payday lenders

Firms want ‘off-ramp’ from supergroup’s regulations

Dems warn GOP budget would ‘dismantle’ consumer agency

Bank of New York Mellon paying $714M settlement over foreign-exchange allegations

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