"… maker interested in protecting consumers from abuses of the past."Mortgage bankers criticized - In an attempt to avoid another mortgage meltdown, the Dodd …"

"… requires lenders to verify borrowers’ ability to repay loans, and orders banks to have more “skin in the game” when bundling risky mortgages into se …"

"… in the game” when bundling risky mortgages into securities.But mortgage bankers have balked at these rules, showing they have failed to learn from thei …"

"… bubble, writes Gretchen Morgenson of The New York Times.  “Mortgage bankers are leaning on the same tired argument — that saner lending requireme …"

"… s, the Dow has tumbled more than 10 percent.Shares in some of biggest U.S. banks – Citigroup, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo & …"

"… so much money into cash accounts at bank of New York that on Thursday the bank said it would begin charging some clients a 0.13 percent fee to hold their …"

"… fe-haven in light of the global interest rate and credit environment," the bank said in a statement to The Associated Press."Investors are deciding that n …"

"… cial system." That authority includes recommending new regulations for big banks, as well as important non-bank financial institutions, but the law is not …"

"… her $100,000 retirement nest egg in a pair of certificates of deposit. Her bank, CapitalSouth, promised her 5.7 percent interest for five years.“I thoug …"

"… ell its business to another institution — Louisiana-based Iberiabank.The bank’s new owner promptly cut Scott’s interest rate – to 1.6 percent.An a …"

"… C, similar to thousands that quietly have been sent to customers of failed banks around the nation in recent months: “Your deposit agreement with the Fa …"

"… y insured savings methods. But as the financial crisis has pushed 115 banks into failure this year alone, the government has routinely allowed t …"

"… hreatens the survival of hundreds of the nation’s small and medium-sized banks.Financial reports this month from federal regulators and industry analyst …"

"… nt every year through at least 2012, according to the Federal Reserve.Many banks that cater to regional and community developments were largely unscathed …"

"… ank, a principal researcher for the report, said that regional and smaller banks that made the loans are bracing for big losses that could overwhelm their …"

"… es.“The number on the street – what we hear – is that as many as 400 banks might fail before this is over,” Blank said in an interview.As of mid-N …"

"… ead across cow pastures and horse farms, their values soaring so fast that bankers and builders could hardly believe their good timing, or keep up with th …"

"… a steady flow of easy financing from Wall Street, the small, locally owned bank embarked on a lending binge for real estate and construction. By 2006, its …"

"… re capital that Ocala National became in effect one of the most risk-prone banks in America.When the bank finally collapsed last year it cost the federal …"

"… onal became in effect one of the most risk-prone banks in America.When the bank finally collapsed last year it cost the federal government’s deposit ins …"

"… uch as real-estate agents, mortgage brokers, borrowers and a few low-level bank employees. No senior executives at large financial institutions face crimi …"

"… decades ago, when the government’s strategy targeted and snagged some of banking's most powerful players. The approach back then succeeded in sending sc …"

"… coon Charles Keating Jr.One explanation for the difference may be that key bank regulators — who did the detective work during the S&L crisis and se …"

"… referrals to prosecutors — have this time left reporting fraud up to the banks themselves.Spokesmen for two chief regulators, the Comptroller of the Cur …"

"… new restrictions on Wall Street.Since 2009, more than 3,000 lobbyists for banks, Wall Street trade groups and financial firms have lobbied Congress and t …"

"… ing, lobbyists told the Huffington Post Investigative Fund. This year, megabank Goldman Sachs added a member to its team of persuaders, bringing the total …"

"… rs’ viewpoints. Take, for instance, recent rules that international bank regulators proposed to address a main cause of the financial crisis — a …"

"… regulators proposed to address a main cause of the financial crisis — a banking industry that didn’t set aside enough for a rainy day. During a four- …"

"… ur way, ask for more time. So it’s not surprising to see Wall Street and banking lobbyists starting to plead with regulators to delay the aggressive dea …"

"… Jan. 3 deadline for comments on the agency’s plan to link the fees that banks pay to the FDIC to insure customer deposits to total bank assets, replaci …"

"… k the fees that banks pay to the FDIC to insure customer deposits to total bank assets, replacing the current practice of basing the fee on deposits.What� …"

"… had about $2.4 trillion in total assets on Sept. 30, more than double the bank’s $974 billion in customer deposits. That means BoA would have to pay a …"

"… enditures peaked in 2008 at $4.9 million, according to OpenSecrets.org. …"

"… New York Times story about the monthly meetings ICE Trust holds with nine bankers. The so-called “derivatives dealers club” collects lucrative profit …"

"… mid the market meltdown, and it is regulated by the Fed and New York state banking regulators.As Financial Reform Watch has previously noted, ICE Trust st …"

"… s, which came about through its acquisition of The Clearing Corp. from big banks which kept a stake in the new ICE Trust entity.The CFTC and the Securitie …"

"… west bank and Trust Co. before it collapsed in May 2010, and did not issue bank soundness ratings consistent with comments in their reports, the Fed’s i …"

"… or general says.In mid-2008, Midwest was given a healthy “2” rating by bank examiners, reflecting its capital strength and liquidity, which later qual …"

"… Treasury Department at the end of that year. The eventual collapse of the bank in suburban Chicago cost the federal deposit insurance fund about $200.7 m …"

"… posit insurance fund about $200.7 million.The inspector general blamed the bank’s failure on a series of problems first identified in 2002-03, when Midw …"