Finance

Consumer borrowing grew at the fastest pace since the recession, slightly less than 8 percent annually, according to the Fed's data for June published Thursday afternoon. (iStock)

Economy

Americans are using credit cards more. Here’s why that’s a good thing

Joseph Lawler -

August 7, 2014 8:53 pm

If you have $400 to spare, count yourself lucky: Half of Americans would have trouble raising that amount in an emergency, according to a new report that suggests that many U.S. families face surprising financial difficulties. (iStock Photo)

Economy

You’re better off than the average American if you can come up with this much cash

Joseph Lawler -

August 7, 2014 7:18 pm

Economy

Regulators change course on big banks just weeks after Elizabeth Warren grilling

Joseph Lawler -

August 5, 2014 9:47 pm

Beltway Confidential

Democrats can use Export-Import Bank for fundraising, says former banking chairman Barney Frank

Timothy P. Carney -

August 4, 2014 12:20 pm

It appears that 2014 could be the year that consumer borrowing, setting aside mortgages, takes off. (iStock)

Economy

Are Americans about to take on more personal debt?

Joseph Lawler -

August 4, 2014 10:00 am

Economy

How do banks get ‘too big to fail?’ By providing easy credit

Nicole Gelinas -

July 31, 2014 10:51 pm

Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the U.S. and its allies have made great strides to stem the flow of money to terrorist organizations. And their enemies have responded by diversifying their portfolios.ÃÂ (iStock Image)

Beltway Confidential

As banks crack down, terrorists update their fundraising tactics

Blake Seitz -

July 31, 2014 6:40 pm

Pedestrians walk past a Citibank branch on Park Avenue in New York, in this Nov. 21, 2008 file photo. (AP Photo/Jin Lee, file)

Economy

Here’s what the much-anticipated GAO report on whether banks are ‘too big to fail’ found

Joseph Lawler -

July 31, 2014 6:20 pm

In this Oct. 18, 2006 file photo, the charging bull statue is seen in lower Manhattan in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

Beltway Confidential

Maybe Dodd-Frank is working: Big Bank Bailout no longer seen as inevitable

Timothy P. Carney -

July 31, 2014 5:35 pm

Economy

The median American household lost a third of its wealth in the last 10 years

Joseph Lawler -

July 29, 2014 9:00 am

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Tag: Finance

Americans are using credit cards more. Here’s why that’s a good thing

You’re better off than the average American if you can come up with this much cash

Regulators change course on big banks just weeks after Elizabeth Warren grilling

Democrats can use Export-Import Bank for fundraising, says former banking chairman Barney Frank

Are Americans about to take on more personal debt?

How do banks get ‘too big to fail?’ By providing easy credit

As banks crack down, terrorists update their fundraising tactics

Here’s what the much-anticipated GAO report on whether banks are ‘too big to fail’ found

Maybe Dodd-Frank is working: Big Bank Bailout no longer seen as inevitable

The median American household lost a third of its wealth in the last 10 years

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