Education Department pulls student debt collectors guide off website

By Ariel Wittenberg

Students who defaulted on a college loan have one less tool to help them negotiate with collections agencies now that the U.S. Education Dep

Analysis — The insurers’ real agenda for change

By Wendell Potter

Former executive says big firms don't want reform law repealed, but they do want to strip key regulations and consumer protections....

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"… hile preserving the mandate. Expect a big lobbying and PR campaign — financed by our insurance premiums — to persuade us that the new regulations …"

Analysis — The false promise and big profits of ‘mini-med’ health plans

By Wendell Potter

One of the reasons I left my job as a PR executive for the health insurance industry was because I could not in good conscience be a pitchma
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Analysis – Insurers’ cynical calculations on the cost of doing business

By Wendell Potter

Insurers are punished for misbehavior all the time, but almost no one notices and the firms see the penalties as the cost of doing business.

Analysis — Health insurance corporate profits spiked despite dire predictions of health care reform wreckage

By Wendell Potter

ANALYSIS: Health insurers cheered last week when profits soared; consumers left in lurch

ANALYSIS: Blue Cross, Blue Shield get richer by borrowing playbook of corporate insurers

By Wendell Potter

ANALYSIS: Examining the soaring profits of the nonprofit Blues
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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

Bankers, consumer groups clash over IRS plan to crack down on foreign tax cheats

By Michael Hudson

US banks say they shouldn't have to report foreign deposits

Under attack, credit raters turn to the First Amendment

By Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert

Under attack, credit rating agencies turn to the First Amendment

Hedge funds bet heavily on Republicans at end of election

By Peter H. Stone and Michael Isikoff

A small network of hedge fund executives pumped at least $10 million into Republican campaign committees and allied groups in last year’s el

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"… light Foundation, a nonprofit group that promotes transparency in campaign finance and has financially supported the Center. “No one in America will believ …"

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