Analysis: Fed under fire as public anger mounts
Washington Post - 30 minutes agoWASHINGTON -- Suddenly the Federal Reserve is everybody's punching bag.
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TARP report on AIG bailout sparks calls for Fed audit
Business Insurance - 11 minutes agoWASHINGTON—A government report critical of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's handling of American International Group Inc.'s near-collapse has led a group of congressmen to call for an audit of the entire Federal Reserve System.
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Analysis: Fed under fire as public anger mounts
Newsday - 40 minutes agoAnalysis: Fed bashing on rise in face of anger over Wall Street bailouts, high unemployment
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Senate sets hearing on Bernanke's renomination
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 5:58 pm ETThe Senate Banking Committee said on Friday it will hold a hearing on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's renomination to a second term on December 3, putting the central bank chief under scrutiny at a time when the Fed is facing intense criticism in Congress.
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View of home as investment needs to change, expert says
Detroit Free Press - 15 minutes agoAmerican homeownership, once considered a path to wealth, is now leading to disillusionment.
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North Jersey community banks forced to curtail commercial lending
The Record and Herald News - Sun Nov 22, 10:03 am ETTroubled commercial real estate loans are expected to add to the growing number of U.S. bank failures.
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Senate announces Bernanke confirmation hearing
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Fri Nov 20, 2:55 pm ETThe Senate Banking Committee will hold a confirmation hearing on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's nomination to a second term as chief of the U.S. central bank December 3, the panel said on Friday.
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Bernanke confirmation hearing to be Dec. 3
UPI - Fri Nov 20, 10:44 pm ETWASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate Banking Committee said Friday Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke will appear before it Dec. 3 for a confirmation hearing.
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Sweeping changes coming to protect customers from overzealous bank fees and practices
The Scranton Times-Tribune - Sun Nov 22, 4:18 am ETThe popularity of debit cards has turned into a debt trap for consumers as banks routinely pay for their overdrawn transactions, then charge them hefty fees. The banking practice has become so widespread and controversial that the Federal Reserve recentl
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Goldman’s Response to Questions About A.I.G.
New York Times - Sat Nov 21, 2:50 pm ETThis memo from a Goldman Sachs spokesman was sent to Gretchen Morgenson in response to questions she asked about the report issued by the special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program.
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Revisiting a Fed Waltz With A.I.G.
New York Times - Sat Nov 21, 2:50 pm ETA government report on the bailout of A.I.G. is must reading for taxpayers looking to know why the $182 billion “rescue” is the most troubling episode of the financial disaster.
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Bernanke's future dims
New York Post - Sat Nov 21, 2:10 am ETOnce considered a shoo-in for reconfirmation, Ben Bernanke may not want to get too comfortable in his seat as Federal Reserve chairman. Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.), chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, yesterday told a small group of reporters ...
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Big bankers visit heartland — and try to sound smaller
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Sun Nov 22, 9:52 am ETIt's almost as if somebody told the country's most influential bankers that they had better stir up some good will in the heartland.
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Market stress has investors reaching for antacids
The Tennessean - Sun Nov 22, 9:48 am ETInvesting is never easy.
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Housing data in focus as Wall Street rally pauses
AFP via Yahoo! News - Sat Nov 21, 12:47 pm ETKey housing sector data may provide direction for Wall Street in the coming week as the market looks for confirmation of economic recovery and girds for the year-end holiday period.
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Wall Street giving ground, but only so far, in battle over financial reform
Denver Post - Sun Nov 22, 3:16 am ETHis shirt sleeves rolled up, U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter was in a fighting mood as he worked fellow members of the Financial Services Committee last week, but by then the cause was already lost.
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