by Zach Carter | Aug 7, 2010 | Blog
Of all the accomplishments Elizabeth Warren has amassed during her lifetime, one of the most impressive is also one of the least well-known to the general public. Warren was a co-founder of Credit Slips, a very technical, influential blog on banking and bankruptcy....
by Zach Carter | Aug 5, 2010 | Blog
Financial giants have figured out yet another way to profit from fraud. After devastating communities across the country with shady subprime loans, the mortgage industry has launched a new assault on America's neighborhoods. Big banks are now outsourcing their...
by Zach Carter | Aug 2, 2010 | Blog, Economy
Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., is the Republican Party's latest effort at putting forward a credible economic ideologist. His recent interview with Ezra Klein reveals this effort as a complete failure. Ryan's views about the financial sector completely contradict his...
by Zach Carter | Jul 30, 2010 | Blog
What is the penalty for bankers who tell $40 billion lies? Somewhere between nothing and a rounding-error on your bonus. The SEC just hit two Citigroup executives with fines for concealing $40 billion in subprime mortgage debt from investors back in 2007. The biggest...
by Zach Carter | Jul 27, 2010 | Blog, Financial Reform
No reformers question whether Elizabeth Warren is the best candidate to head the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She's a lauded scholar, an inspiring advocate who will draw talented and dedicated reformers to the new agency and she came up with the whole...
