Banking

Foreclosure Fraud Fallout

Foreclosure Fraud Fallout Foreclosure Fraud Fallout

As long as Obama allows banks to write their own rules on foreclosure, he's a willful participant in their ongoing scam.

Oct 20, 2010 / Kai Wright

The Breakdown: What Caused the Foreclosure Crisis?

The Breakdown: What Caused the Foreclosure Crisis? The Breakdown: What Caused the Foreclosure Crisis?

Bank of America—the largest US bank—has just said that it will halt foreclosures in 23 states due to documentation irregularities. How did we get into the foreclosure crisis in the...

Oct 15, 2010 / Chris Hayes

Invasion of the Robot Home Snatchers Invasion of the Robot Home Snatchers

The Titanic that is the US housing market has just sprung its biggest leak.

Oct 13, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Why Does Obama Keep Siding With Wall Street? Why Does Obama Keep Siding With Wall Street?

Why did Obama keep Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers on staff when they helped lay the groundwork for the financial crisis?

Sep 20, 2010 / MSNBC

There Will Be ‘Hell to Pay’ If Elizabeth Warren Does Not Have Real Power There Will Be ‘Hell to Pay’ If Elizabeth Warren Does Not Have Real Power

Progressives worry that Obama is being "coy" about the authority he has handed the consumer champion. They're right to worry, and to keep the pressure on.

Sep 17, 2010 / John Nichols

Busted: Stories of the Financial Crisis Busted: Stories of the Financial Crisis

The one thing that a thousand books written from within the financial crisis won't contemplate is the possibility of an unhappy ending for capitalism.

Sep 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Joshua Clover

Battling the Banksters

Battling the Banksters Battling the Banksters

This is not the end of reform; it's the beginning of a promising struggle to cut the financial sector down to tolerable dimensions and reduced power.

Jun 30, 2010 / William Greider

Dems Fail to Curtail Bank Reform Debate

Dems Fail to Curtail Bank Reform Debate Dems Fail to Curtail Bank Reform Debate

Harry Reid tried to shut down the debate on financial services reform. Republicans and responsible Democrats blocked the move. They were right to do so.

May 20, 2010 / John Nichols

Chase’s Foreclosure Disgrace

Chase’s Foreclosure Disgrace Chase’s Foreclosure Disgrace

Three working homeowners in Queens faced foreclosure—and JP Morgan Chase refused to modify their mortgages. Now they've brought a lawsuit, and the bank is suddenly respo...

May 11, 2010 / Greg Kaufmann

Predatory Lending: New Cop on the Beat Predatory Lending: New Cop on the Beat

Congressman Jerrold Nadler chairs a hearing to examine the DOJ's prosecution of predatory lending.

Apr 30, 2010 / Greg Kaufmann

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