Finance

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., the ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, questions Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Incoming GOP majority would target Elizabeth Warren’s CFPB

Joseph Lawler · October 21, 2014 9:00 am

CFPB Director Richard Cordray has stated he has no interest in building a palace. (Getty images/Chip Somodevilla)

CFPB delays renovation of its pricey headquarters, adding millions more to cost

Richard Pollock · October 21, 2014 9:00 am

Payday loan businesses, some of them open 24 hours a day, advertise their services in Phoenix on Wednesday, April 7, 2010, one of 650 operating in the state with some open 24 hours a day. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Predatory journalism

Thomas Sowell · October 20, 2014 9:51 pm

TheÂ Fed's Daniel TarulloÂ suggested that the government can bring criminal charges against individuals who engage in "egregious bad behavior." (Getty images/Alex Wong)

Fed’s Tarullo warns of financial firms’ ‘check-the-box’ culture about risk

Joseph Lawler · October 20, 2014 8:14 pm

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A swipe at the cash register leaves everyone unhappy

Joseph Lawler · October 20, 2014 9:00 am

Settlement reached with TD Bank after data breach

Settlement reached with TD Bank after data breach

Ashley Perry · October 17, 2014 6:10 pm

Obama: I had my credit card rejected

Obama: I had my credit card rejected

Sean Higgins · October 17, 2014 5:51 pm

Obama announces new credit card security measures

Obama announces new credit card security measures

Sean Higgins · October 17, 2014 5:50 pm

Making the lotteries provide appropriate disclaimers won't change the world, but it would be one small step toward restoring the integrity of our governing institutions. (iStock Photo)

Lottery lies fuel distrust of government

Scott Rasmussen · October 17, 2014 5:15 pm

Banks harvest callers’ voiceprints to fight fraud

Raphael Satter · October 13, 2014 7:59 pm

Monday's meeting included Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, right, Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen, left, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas Curry, and other top U.S. financial regulators in addition to Gruenberg. (AP Photo)

U.S., U.K. regulators meet to game out a big bank failure

Joseph Lawler · October 13, 2014 5:56 pm

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Christine Lagarde, accompanied by IMFC Chair and Singapore's Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam, speaks during a news conference at the World Bank Group-International Monetary Fund Annual Meetings at IMF headquarters in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Global finance leaders pledge bold efforts

MARTIN CRUTSINGERHARRY DUNPHY · October 11, 2014 11:44 pm