Economist Paul Krugman warned in early 2009 that if the administration failed to stimulate the economy appropriately and resorted to more ...

Now that the financial reform bill is in its final state, we finally have a clear look at what lawmakers view as the problems that led to th...

The Dodd-Frank Act can only be termed an epic failure of policy . The Act includes some positive elements such as the corporate governance...

Steve Ramirez has provided an excellent assessment of the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Bill over the past several weeks as he has gone throug...

As the above chart from United for a Fair Economy shows, even high income minorities are much more likely to end up with high-cost, subpri...

If President Obama is serious about financial reform going forward then he will appoint Elizabeth Warren to head the new Consumer Financia...

The recent announcement of the $600 million settlement of the shareholders' action against Countrywide managers and directors should be...

Joseph Stiglitz gave a remarkable interview recently on the Australian Broadcasting Company . During the course of this interview Noble laur...

In recent weeks, two momentous occurrences have taken place in the United States corporate world. First, as discussed by Professor Joseph G...

The credit rating agencies played a central role in the entire subprime debacle, and as is evident from the chart at left profited mightil...