Bank That Got Bailout Help From Barney Frank Is Struggling
On Wednesday, we reported that 18 recipients of TARP funds were not paying dividends on the government’s investment. Among those … more…
Frank Now Suspicious of DA Check Program
District attorneys' offices cashing in from deals with a private company that collects bad checks may soon have to answer to Rep. Bar … more…
District Attorneys Can Keep Cashing In On Check Fees
It looks like district attorneys will be able to stay in the debt collection business.
Last month, our investigation showed how pro … more…
Push to Redo Law That Lets DAs Profit From Bad Checks
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission issued a report advocating an overhaul of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (PDF), a fe … more…
Bailed Out Bank Had Friends in High Places
The queue of banks seeking bailout money is a long and winding one. They can't even get a "hi there" from Treasury officials, bankers … more…
Bounced Checks: How Local District Attorneys Get a Cut of the Debt Collection Business
With the seal of Santa Barbara County’s district attorney on its cover, the envelope caught Jennifer Osborn’s attention immediate … more…
Foreclosure ‘Hope for Homeowners’ Program Still Hopeless
Early in November, we wrote that HUD’s "Hope for Homeowners" program was struggling to dole out the hope. In its first two weeks, onl … more…
Follow the Money? Treasury Doesn’t Wanna
The Treasury Department has invested about $197 billion of the bailout money. About $49 billion more should soon be out the door (see … more…
Bailout II: Bail Harder
In order to keep tabs on how the Treasury Department is handling the $700 billion bailout, Congress split up the payments. The first … more…
November 05, 2009
Bank Crackdown Draws Criticism Damian Paletta, Wall Steet Journal ($), November 05, 2009
October 09, 2009
Derivatives Lobby Links With New Dems to Blunt Obama Plan Dawn Kopecki, Matthew Leising and Shannon D. Harrington, Bloomberg, October 09, 2009
May 15, 2009
Lawmakers Score Campaign Cash on Way to Work Chris Frates, Politico, May 15, 2009
May 11, 2009
Brokerage Insurance Firm Ailing Michael Kranish, Boston Globe, May 11, 2009
April 23, 2009
Rep. Frank Slows Market Regulation Bill Damian Paletta, Wall Street Journal ($), April 23, 2009
February 24, 2009
Northern Trust Defends Spending on PGA Event, Parties Becky Yerak, Chicago Tribune, February 24, 2009
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