Fed loophole lets lenders keep using college logos to pitch student loans

By Cezary Podkul

Fed loophole lets lenders keep using college logos to pitch student loans

Excerpts from this story referencing "Center for Public Integrity":

"… the Huffington Post Investigative Fund, which recently became part of the Center for Public Integrity.Julian Hattem and Ben Protess contributed to this story. …"

After a disabled borrower’s six-year ordeal, bureaucracy finally forgives student loan

By Sasha Chavkin

After six years battling Education Department, the government finally has forgiven Tina Brooks.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Center for Public Integrity":

"… ederal student loans forgiven, a joint investigation by ProPublica and the Center for Public Integrity found that many borrowers have been denied for unclear reasons, and many o …"

Broad reach of new consumer financial agency may fall short in some areas

By David Heath

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that opens on July 21 faces Republican lawmakers who want to chip away at its power, companies that

Excerpts from this story referencing "Center for Public Integrity":

"… ing to avoid new regulations being imposed on them.An investigation by the Center for Public Integrity has raised questions as to whether these cracks in the bureau’s oversigh …"

"… rmer Huffington Post Investigative Fund, which recently became part of the Center for Public Integrity. …"

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One town’s recurring coal ash nightmare

By Kristen Lombardi

Stand before the pond known here in southwestern Pennsylvania as Little Blue Run, and you’ll see nothing that resembles its bucolic-sounding

Excerpts from this story referencing "Center for Public Integrity":

"… ting the disposal of coal ash — an environmental hazard highlighted in a Center for Public Integrity investigation last year. The Center’s probe revealed the havoc that coal …"

Buyer beware

By David Heath

New consumer agency powerless against dishonest auto lending practices

Excerpts from this story referencing "Detroit":

"… action against an auto dealer for a decade, held a public meeting today in Detroit examining some of the auto financing problems spotlighted by the Center's …"

SEC extracts fines, but not confessions

Federal judge scolds SEC for routinely letting businesses and executives settle civil lawsuits without admitting any guilt....

Excerpts from this story referencing "Center for Public Integrity":

"… d their heads high.They didn’t have to admit to doing anything wrong.The Center for Public Integrity reviewed more than 100 of the SEC’s 694 settlement agreements from 2010, …"

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After decade of inaction, FTC holds meeting on auto financing concerns

By David Heath

After decade of inaction, FTC holds meeting on auto financing concerns

Excerpts from this story referencing "Detroit":

"… enhanced powers to stop predatory auto loans.At a public meeting today in Detroit, the FTC turned its attention to some of the problems spotlighted in the C …"

"… st three public meetings on auto financing, webcast its first one today in Detroit here.   The agency was ambiguous about what, if anything, it pla …"

Coal ash: The hidden story

By Kristen Lombardi

Pat Nees never liked the water at the Moose Lodge. Almost everyone in tiny Colstrip, Montana, drank and dined at Lodge #2190, but the well w

Excerpts from this story referencing "Center for Public Integrity":

"… dous waste” — a hybrid designation. In the 91-page document, which the Center for Public Integrity obtained from the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, the age …"

"… otes taken by an EPA staffer at one such meeting — notes obtained by the Center for Public Integrity through the Freedom of Information Act:Industry — any control under [the …"

Scared Red: The PACs that followed the nation rightward in 2010

By Josh Israel, Aaron Mehta and Elizabeth Lucas

The PACs that followed the nation rightward in 2010

Excerpts from this story referencing "Center for Public Integrity":

"… ic fundraising requests came in, DeLoach recalled in an interview with the Center for Public Integrity. “‘Are we out of our mind to give to someone that’s trying to put us …"

"… P, scores of PACs increased their giving to the ascendant Republicans. The Center for Public Integrity examined the 1,300 PACs that gave at least $100,000 over the 2008 and 2010 …"

PACs flocked to conservative Blue Dog Democrats, then fled after crucial votes

By Josh Israel and Aaron Mehta

In mid-2009, the 52 conservative House Democrats who made up the Blue Dog Coalition were at the height of their power. Money was rolling in

Excerpts from this story referencing "Center for Public Integrity":

"… servers were anointing the Blue Dogs as congressional kingmakers.But a new Center for Public Integrity analysis shows that many of these budding relationships were short-lived. …"

"… cant drop in support over the course of 2010.Less than two years after the Center for Public Integrity launched a series of stories looking at the massive fundraising and clout …"

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