Stimulus-funded USDA loan program lent to ineligible borrowers

By Laurel Adams

Roughly $10 billion in Recovery Act funds went to guarantee housing loans in rural areas, but an audit shows the program lent to a high numb

Loan servicers should notify neighborhoods when abandoning a foreclosure, report says

By Laurel Adams

To prevent the detrimental effects of abandoned home foreclosures, the Federal Reserve and the Office of Comptroller of the Currency should

Need financial advice? Feds have 50 different financial literacy programs

By Laurel Adams

GAO counts more than 50 financial literacy programs across 20 agency, creating confusion and duplication
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SEC watchdog: Becoming political appointee would jeopardize White House probe

By John Solomon

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s independent watchdog says a Congressional effort to convert his position into a presidential appoin

Auto dealers spend big to stay out of financial reform

By Joe Eaton

As Congress developed sweeping changes to police financial markets, U.S. automobile dealers responded with a strong lobby push to protect th

Mutual fund champion on short list for SEC investor advocate

By Jeremy Borden

As the Securities and Exchange Commission considers who will lead a new office giving Main Street investors a bigger megaphone within the ag
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Small investors to get bigger megaphone at SEC

By Jeremy Borden

For the average Main Street investor, the roots of the 2008 financial collapse remain murky. The impact, though, was not: houses foreclosed,

Obama won't sign notary bill that might speed home foreclosures

By Michael Hudson

The White House announced this afternoon that President Barack Obama would not sign a bill to ease restrictions on interstate commerce, whic

Taxpayer billions could fall short in creating new jobs, more efficient cars

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

Amid questions about whether the Obama administration played favorites with energy loans to green companies, a new audit uncovers lack of ov

WikiLeaks more effective than SEC, says Enron whistleblower

A former Enron accountant who blew the whistle on fraud at the energy giant says she doesn't trust the Securities and Exchange Commission to

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