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By Carter Dougherty, Bloomberg |
May 23, 2013
U.S. bankers and insurers are trying to use trade deals, which can trump existing legislation, to weaken parts of the Dodd-Frank Act designed to prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial crisis.
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By John Gittelsohn, Bloomberg News |
April 23, 2013
U.S. house prices rose 7.1% in the year through February, the Federal Housing Finance Agency said, indicating a solidifying recovery as buyers compete for properties amid tight inventory.
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By Lorraine Woellert, Craig Torres and Cheyenne Hopkins, Bloomberg |
April 10, 2013
Banks including Citigroup Inc. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc., along with congressional staff members and trade groups, received potentially market-moving Federal Reserve information 19 hours before the public.
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By Kathleen M. Howley, Bloomberg |
January 28, 2013
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will let some borrowers who kept up payments as their homes lost value erase their debts by giving up the properties, helping Americans escape underwater loans.
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By Heather Perlberg and Dakin Campbell, Bloomberg |
January 22, 2013
Mortgage revenue at the four largest U.S. lenders is surpassing the costs of faulty home loans and foreclosures from the housing boom as Federal Reserve and government policies help fuel the recovery.
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By Elisa Martinuzzi, Gabi Thesing and Alan Katz |
November 27, 2012
A court will decide tomorrow whether the European Central Bank should release files on how Greece used derivatives to hide its debt.
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By Max Abelson, Bloomberg |
October 3, 2012
The combined $63 billion in profit reported by the six largest U.S. lenders over the four quarters through June is more than they earned in any calendar year since the peak in 2006.
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By Greg Farrell and Tiffany Kary, Bloomberg |
August 15, 2012
Standard Chartered Plc, having settled a New York money laundering probe for $340 million the day before it was to defend its right to operate in the state, still faces federal inquiries.
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By Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg |
May 16, 2012
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. disclosed stakes in General Motors Co. and Viacom Inc. as former hedge- fund managers Todd Combs and Ted Weschler built portfolios under Chairman Warren Buffett.
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By Phil Flynn |
March 5, 2012
President Obama blustered a warning of his own saying loose talk of war could help Iran. The fears driving oil prices could put more money in Iran’s pockets making sanctions less effective
