Banks’ Lending Frenzy Left Borrowers Buried in Student Debt, Report Details

by Marian Wang
ProPublica, July 20, 2012, 4:55 p.m.

In the run-up to the financial crisis, banks and other lenders made risky private student loans. In the years since, default rates have soared and borrowers are still suffering.

HSBC’s Money Laundering Lapses, By the Numbers

by Cora Currier
ProPublica, July 20, 2012, 11:06 a.m.

A Senate investigation cited HSBC for failing to have adequate controls to prevent money-laundering. We break down their findings.

Why Can’t Medicine Seem to Fix Simple Mistakes?

by Tracy Weber, Charles Ornstein and Marshall Allen, ProPublica July 20, 2012, 10:37 a.m.

The death of 12-year-old Rory Staunton from septic shock prompted NYU's Langone Medical Center to revamp its emergency room procedures to address a startling lapse. History shows that the profession is unlikely to learn from this mistake.