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WaMu examiner sheds new light on bankruptcy, criticizes FDIC for lack of cooperation

Joshua Hochberg's report on the fall of Washington Mutual discloses no Lehman-like allegations of accounting chicanery, nor does it establis

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By Shirley Gao

Obama’s new chief of staff sought to loosen post-Enron corporate reforms

By Michael Hudson

JPMorgan Chase’s record highlights doubts about big banks’ devotion to fighting flow of dirty money

By Michael Hudson

Donor profile: John Childs

By Rachael Marcus

FDIC sits on potential 50 lawsuits as it tries to reach settlements

In the more than two years since Lehman Brothers went bust, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has shuttered more than 250 banks, but has s

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Financial reform this week: How to handle a Too Big To Fail bank near collapse

By Julie Vorman

Bank lobbyists plead to delay derivatives, FDIC fee rules

By Julie Vorman

New systemic risk regulatory council sets goals

By Jeremy Borden

Disclosure-o-meter for Dodd-Frank law

U.S. agency insuring pensions needs bigger, more active board

By Julie Vorman

The three-member board of directors overseeing the federal corporation that insures traditional pensions of 44 million American workers is t

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Senior Dem calls for more oversight of pension entity after Center uncovers weakness

By John Solomon

No guarantees at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

By John Solomon

Pension insurer criticized for switching investment strategies too frequently

By Alexandra Duszak

DOE pension obligation to contractors has more than doubled

By Laurel Adams

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Reform Reading: FDIC gets tough, banks may get bigger dividends

By Julie Vorman

A roundup of news and commentary to help consumers monitor the transparency and accountability of the Dodd-Frank financial reform law....

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By Shirley Gao

How one bank failure illustrates lapses by regulators

By Keith Epstein

Dueling op-eds capture Democratic, GOP views of year-old financial reform law

By Shirley Gao

Subprime loans may have sunk BankUnited FSB

By Laura Cheek

On May 21, BankUnited FSB became the 34th federally insured institution to be taken over by regulators this year. The takeover will put anot

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Credit rater says new consumer agency is much-needed "medicine" for banks

By Shirley Gao

You broke it? You fix it.

By John Dunbar

In details of Dodd bill, some loopholes and unanswered questions

By Keith Epstein, Ben Protess and David Heath

Meltdown 101

By John Dunbar

Mortgage companies and the new regulatory regime

By Kat Aaron

Everyone knew it was coming. With all the turmoil in the American financial system, a push for re-regulation was inevitable. The Obama admin

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Some foreclosure rescue scams involve lawyers, mortgage errors

By Julie Vorman

You broke it? You fix it.

By John Dunbar

Predatory lending: A decade of warnings

By Kat Aaron

The roots of the financial crisis: Who is to blame?

By John Dunbar and David Donald

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The Subprime 25

By The Center for Public Integrity

A full text list of the top 25 lending companies responsible for subprime loans

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Data shows Deutsche Bank was key patron of questionable mortgage lenders

By Michael Hudson

A roundup of investigations in the three years since the last market crash

By Shirley Gao

You broke it? You fix it.

By John Dunbar

Mortgage companies and the new regulatory regime

By Kat Aaron

When banks fail, so do those promised CD rates

By Keith Epstein

FDIC allows new owners to slash interest payments on deposits

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Are 'zombie buildings' the next economic calamity?

By The Huffington Post Investigative Fund

Recent bank closings reflect old trends

By Jeremy Borden

How one bank failure illustrates lapses by regulators

By Keith Epstein

FDIC slow to pursue failed bank directors, recover tax dollars

By Ben Hallman

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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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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

Feds investigating possible fraud at GE’s former subprime unit

By Michael Hudson and E. Scott Reckard

Federal investigators looking into possible fraud at GE's now-closed subprime lender

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GOP candidates in foreclosure capital say government not the solution to crisis

By Michael Hudson

WaMu bank executives aware of rampant fraud

By David Heath

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