The Bush 100

By Derrick Wetherell

WASHINGTON, January 14, 2002 — The average net worth of the individual members of the Bush cabinet, including the President and Vice Preside

Excerpts from this story referencing "Merrill Lynch":

"… Office of the President in 2001. Among those were Anheuser-Busch (taxes), Merrill Lynch and Fannie Mae (both on various banking issues).Calio is hardly the only l …"

Bailout watchdog probes suspected TARP fraud at 64 banks

The government watchdog charged with overseeing the $700 billion bank bailout fund is claiming broad success in cracking down on individual

Excerpts from this story referencing "Merrill Lynch":

"… officer Ken Lewis for failing to disclose to shareholders major losses at Merrill Lynch. The complaint alleges that the bank and its officers hid losses at Merril …"

Yielding to Wall Street, raters 'drink the Kool-Aid'

By Ben Protess

Documents detail banks' influence on credit rating companies

Excerpts from this story referencing "Merrill Lynch":

"… inalized until the “fee issue” was resolved.The banker, who worked for Merrill Lynch, responded: “We are agreeing to this under the assumption that this will …"

"… ay, there was more to the conversation. The Moody's analyst replied to the Merrill Lynch banker later that day: "We will certainly continue working with you on thi …"

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Mitch McConnell: Fueled by tobacco and whiskey

By Josh Israel, Aaron Mehta and Caitlin Ginley

Mitch McConnell

Excerpts from this story referencing "Merrill Lynch":

"…  PAC and PACs for acquired institutions like Barnett, MBNA, Merrill Lynch, and NationsBank. BoA received $45 billion in Troubled Asset Relief Progra …"

Bank of America, tech VP clash over money-laundering detection

By Michael Hudson

Bank of America Corp. faces myriad disputes with whistleblowers, state attorneys general, and homeowners after surviving the U.S. financial

Excerpts from this story referencing "Merrill Lynch":

"… s and the federal government in order to complete the bank’s takeover of Merrill Lynch. The lawsuit, which resulted from a joint investigation with the special i …"

Reform reading: SEIU, ProPublica, Columbia Law School

Ben Hallman recommends financial reform news from around the web....

Excerpts from this story referencing "Merrill Lynch":

"… e housing boom began to slow in mid-2006, a handful of major banks, led by Merrill Lynch, ramped up a self-dealing operation that would make a crooked Las Vegas bl …"

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Most contract awards posted on Pentagon Website omit key information

By Julie Vorman

Most of the contract awards announced each day on the Pentagon’s public website are missing some of the information required about dollar am

Excerpts from this story referencing "Merrill Lynch":

"… st year in punishing Bank of America for concealing big bonuses it paid to Merrill Lynch executives after acquiring the investment firm because Bank of America had …"

When the Democrats wined and dined, here's who paid the piper

By Josey Ballenger

WASHINGTON, September 14, 2000 — Anyone who thought the Democratic National Convention was only about presidential nominee Al Gore must have

Excerpts from this story referencing "Merrill Lynch":

"… ees, August 16, 2 p.m. -5 p.m.Host: Savings Coalition of America.Sponsors: Merrill Lynch ($1.2 million, 36 percent to Democrats), American Express and Prudential I …"

Defining the "fundamentals of the American economy"

By Kat Aaron

On September 15 — the day Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection, Merrill Lynch was purchased by Bank of America, and AIG faltered

Excerpts from this story referencing "Merrill Lynch":

"… September 15 — the day Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy protection, Merrill Lynch was purchased by Bank of America, and AIG faltered — John McCain said in …"

You broke it? You fix it.

By John Dunbar

Firms that fed off the subprime lending frenzy that devastated the banking system are lining up to collect more than $21 billion in taxpayer

Excerpts from this story referencing "Merrill Lynch":

"… cipient American International Group Inc. (AIG);Two former subsidiaries of Merrill Lynch & Co. and one former subsidiary of Lehman Brothers, investment banks t …"

"… ntive payments due the company. Bank of America, thanks to its purchase of Merrill Lynch, also owns program participants Wilshire Credit Corp. and Home Loan Servic …"

"… nding the mortgage company $11.5 billion the previous year. It also bought Merrill Lynch, and with it, two subprime servicing subsidiaries. Maximum funds going to …"

"… re Credit Corp. Beaverton, Oregon — $453.1 millionWilshire was bought by Merrill Lynch for $52 million in 2004. Merrill, another symbol of last year’s banking …"

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