Are 'zombie buildings' the next economic calamity?

By The Huffington Post Investigative Fund

Bad loans for commercial real estate threaten regional and community banks

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Mortgage companies and the new regulatory regime

By Kat Aaron

When banks fail, so do those promised CD rates

By Keith Epstein

Financial reform this week: CFPB pushes ahead with plan for non-bank regulation

By Julie Vorman

Predatory lending: A decade of warnings

By Kat Aaron

Financial reform moves forward, with many loopholes

By Rachel Leven and Maria Zilberman

A look at how House and Senate plans compare on key issues

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Credit rating agencies most worried about liability

Stockbrokers, credit raters, Fannie among study targets ordered by financial reform bill

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A guide to financial regulatory reform proposals

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White House threatens to veto House budget as too stingy with CFPB, SEC funding

By Shirley Gao

How one bank failure illustrates lapses by regulators

By Keith Epstein

Overseers of Florida Bank noted risky lending, but failed to act

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When banks fail, so do those promised CD rates

By Keith Epstein

Reform reading: These embeds carry briefcases, calculators

By Shirley Gao

Are 'zombie buildings' the next economic calamity?

By The Huffington Post Investigative Fund

FDIC slow to pursue failed bank directors, recover tax dollars

By Ben Hallman

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In details of Dodd bill, some loopholes and unanswered questions

By Keith Epstein, Ben Protess and David Heath

Effects unclear on consumer bureau, payday lenders and credit raters

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"Dear CFPB" wish lists urge action on mortgages, payday loans, prepaid cards

By Shirley Gao

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

By David Heath

Borrower Nightmares: $700 dormitory fee costs family its car

By Amy Biegelsen

Reform bill gives birth to $550-million consumer bureau

By Julie Vorman

As student credit card debt rises, banks quietly reward schools

By Ben Protess and Jeannette Neumann

Colleges make millions selling access and addresses to Bank of America

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ABA says debit card cap for big banks would also hurt small ones

By Julie Vorman

Education Dept. backs away from fix to help disabled student borrowers

By Sasha Chavkin

Retailers accuse AmEx of antitrust breach as battle over debit card cap heats up

Visa, MasterCard in $6B settlement over card fees

By The Associated Press

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"… Bank of America to stop marketing to students in early 2008. Jerry Sigler, chief financial officer of the alumni association, said he made the decision begrudgingly.“Manag …"

How Wall Street can still win

By Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert

As battle for financial reform moves to bureaucracy, industry lobbyists outnumber consumer advocates 50-to-1

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Five lobbyists for each member of Congress on financial reforms

By M.B. Pell and Joe Eaton

No longer on staff

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Public service, personal gain

By The Center for Public Integrity

Video: LobbyWatch press conference

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Few stimulus-financed energy projects were ‘shovel ready’

By Alexandra Duszak

Inspector general scrutinizes federal spending throughout Energy Department

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Project updates on recovery.gov lack clarity

Stimulating hypocrisy: Scores of Recovery Act opponents sought money out of public view

By John Solomon and Aaron Mehta

States slow to spend stimulus energy efficiency money, investigators find

By John Solomon

Recovery board foiled by its own effort to track stimulus spending

By John Solomon

GOP senators' position on Consumer Financial Protection Bureau aligned with industry

By John Dunbar

Industry lobby pushing for same changes to consumer finance bureau as GOP senators

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Reform bill gives birth to $550-million consumer bureau

By Julie Vorman

Reform reading: SEC delays whistleblower office, citing budget

By Julie Vorman

What are your credit-related horror stories?

By Amy Biegelsen

The weekly watchdog: Oct. 24 - Oct. 28

By Bill Buzenberg

FACT CHECK: Crossroads GPS twists facts in Senate ads

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Conservative group makes leaping statements in two ads attacking politicians

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TARP helped stabilize financial institutions, but future success questioned

By Laurel Adams

Considering the differences between two billion-dollar bailouts

By Kat Aaron

From Bank of America, two different stories about tracking bailout funds

By Ben Protess

Reform reading: Fed reveals details about $3 trillion in emergency loans

By Julie Vorman

Treasury Department review of Solyndra loan was rushed, report says

By Chris Hamby

Energy Department didn't involve Treasury Department until loan to now-bankrupt company was largely finalized, report says

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Treasury opens new front in Solyndra investigation

By Ronnie Greene and Matthew Mosk

Reform reading: FDIC says banks should relax overdraft fees

By Julie Vorman

Investigative Reporting Workshop launches BankTracker

By Josh Israel

Treasury can sketch out rulemaking areas before Consumer Financial Bureau opens, memo says

By Julie Vorman

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