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For Banks, Data on Your Spending Habits Could be a Gold Mine

ANICK JESDANUN / The Associated Press Dec 2, 2019 They feel Americans have demonstrated that they value discounts more than intangible privacy concerns. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

What’s Behind America’s Racial Wealth Gap?

Jacqueline Luqman / The Real News Network Aug 28, 2019 "The Color of Money" author Mehrsa Baradaran examines the long-term ramifications of denying African Americans home and property ownership. Dig deeper ( 14 Min. Read )

Watch Elizabeth Warren Grill Trump’s Top Bank Regulator

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams May 16, 2019 During a testy hearing before the Senate Banking Committee, the 2020 Democratic hopeful lays into Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Would Warren Prosecute the Perpetrators of the Great Recession?

Marc Steiner / The Real News Network Apr 25, 2019 Professor Bill Black examines a pair of recent bills from the Massachusetts senator, and what might happen if they were signed into law. Dig deeper ( 10 Min. Read )

Elizabeth Warren Unveils Sweeping Bill to Punish Criminal CEOs

Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Apr 3, 2019 The new legislation targets business leaders whose companies break the law or "harm large numbers of Americans through civil violations." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Watch Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Grill the CEO of Wells Fargo

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Mar 13, 2019 The New York congresswoman has been especially critical of the bank's financing of human rights abuses and environmental disasters. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: America Is a Socialist Country for the Rich

Robert Reich / Truthdig Feb 12, 2019 Donald Trump's latest State of the Union address elides an inconvenient truth about how our economy actually functions. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Bloomberg Reassigns Reporter After Call From Wells Fargo CEO

Jacob Sugarman / Truthdig Aug 27, 2018 Shahien Nasiripour helped expose the bank's ties to the NRA. Less than six months later, he finds himself on a new beat. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Loan Scandal Costs Wells Fargo $1 Billion; None of Fine Goes to Victims

KEN SWEET / The Associated Press Apr 20, 2018 The banking giant will pay $500 million to the U.S. Treasury and $500 million to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's civil penalties fund. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Hamstringing of a Consumer Protection Agency

Jesse Eisinger / ProPublica Feb 16, 2018 The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has quickly been subsumed into the Trump administration, and banks, student-loan agencies and payday lenders are the winners. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Next Financial Crisis Will Be Worse Than the Last One

Nomi Prins / Truthdig Dec 29, 2017 The U.S. financial system remains unreformed, and no one in any position of power will do anything to fix it. The only question is when the bubble will burst. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )