GAO: economic development duplication still rampant among four agencies spending $6.2 billion

With Congress set to weigh in on the Federal Reserve and Treasury Department’s plan to rescue Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the increase in po

HUD-funded housing projects wasted money on belly dancers, sex offenders and dead residents....

The curative challenge

When faced with some of the toughest issues in writing the financial regulation reform bill, Senate and House negotiators resorted to a clas

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Elizabeth Warren returns to GOP-led hearing for more sparring over consumer agency

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