Credit unions remake themselves in image of payday lenders

By Ben Hallman

Credit unions remake themselves in image of payday lenders

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"… ain America declined to comment, referring questions to Scott Simpson, the head of the Utah Credit Union Association, a trade group. Simpson said that he …"

Fights over tribal payday lenders show challenges of financial reform

By Michael Hudson and David Heath

High-interest payday lenders are teaming up with Native Americans to shield their online businesses from lawsuits and consumer-lending regul

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"… oversight. Others have operated online payday lending sites from offshore headquarters. And still others have claimed that borrowers are actually paying …"

"… al battles with states such as Colorado, California and West Virginia. The head of the local Chamber of Commerce knew nothing about it. And the websites t …"

"… yer was part of a web of companies — as many as 500 in all — that were headquartered in an office complex in Overland Park, Kan., a suburb of Kansas C …"

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

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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"… hey balk. No word yet on who will be tapped by the Obama administration to head the new office, a position that requires Senate confirmation. The office w …"

"… y Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner.Fed official questions bureau fundingThe head of the St. Louis Fed has added fuel to Republicans’ attacks on the new C …"

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New details of investigation of a hotel maid's charge that she was sexually assaulted by IMF chief

By John Solomon

Hotel employees grilled maid before calling police about IMF chief's sexual assault

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"… s week. …"

"… r inside the suite, and when she slipped trying to get away, he forced her head down to perform oral sex acts.The woman eventually escaped the room and hi …"

The relentless pursuit of Osama bin Laden changed over 10 years

By John Solomon

ANALYSIS: Pursuit changed over 10 years

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"… targets.And U.S. officials realized that securing the prize of bin Laden's head would require working more closely with Pakistan to develop realtime intel …"

Recovery board foiled by its own effort to track stimulus spending

By John Solomon

Add another chapter in the government's struggles to account for how the $787 billion stimulus money is being spent....

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"… nt for how the $787 billion stimulus money is being spent.A month ago, the head of the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board, the watchdog for th …"

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GOP deficit-cutters eye health IT stimulus funds as Obama’s point man leaves

By Kimberly Leonard

Billions of unspent stimulus dollars slated for electronic health records are now a target for lawmakers searching the federal budget for cu

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"… become law in its current form.But economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin, a former head of the Congressional Budget Office and adviser to Sen. John McCain’s 200 …"

"… whether the incentive payments will come through, though state department heads remain hopeful and say they continue to press the health IT agenda forwar …"

Will digital technology reduce gap in health between rich and poor?

By Emma Schwartz

Two years ago, the Ethio American Health Center opened its doors in the nation’s capital, promising the country’s largest community of Ethio

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"… l for IT [information technology] helping is enormous,” said Ruth Perot, head of the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved, a nonprofit p …"

White House visitor logs riddled with holes

By Fred Schulte and Viveca Novak

Obama touts release of Secret Service logs but data has huge gaps

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"… t improve its operations.)Kindler did not return calls for comment.AFL-CIO head Richard Trumka has been logged in at least four dozen times, often with ot …"

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.

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"… coverage outside of the state.That didn’t surprise me. Having served as head of PR for two of the country’s largest health insurers — CIGNA and Hum …"

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