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This week in personal finance
Stacey Vanek Smith May 3, 2013
We analyze the latest jobs report and get an update on how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is helping stay-at-home parents earn lines of credit.
Is fight over CFPB undermining its authority?
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Apr 24, 2013
Observers worry the lack of a full-fledged director undercuts agency's ability to protect consumers.
Consumer watchdog bares it all; Banks complain
Shannon Mullen Mar 29, 2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has dumped over 100,000 complaints, in 11 computer languages, for “civic hacking.” Banks complain that it’s not filtered for accurate complaints.
U.S. seeks to increase oversight of student loan servicers
Tracey Samuelson Mar 15, 2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wants to institute rules for certain non-bank loan servicers. What’s the likely result of the rules for borrowers and the industry?
Obama taps former prosecutor as Wall Street cop
Stacey Vanek Smith Jan 24, 2013
Mary Jo White battled mobsters and terrorists as U.S. Attorney. Now, she’ll face hedge fund titans and high-speed traders to revive the SEC.
This week in personal finance
David Gura Jan 11, 2013
We're talking about some of this week's biggest news stories: consumer debt, the new mortgage rules, and gun control.
Stricter mortgage rules could loosen lending
Jeff Horwich Jan 10, 2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is rolling out new rules for mortgage lending. Some bank analysts say that counter-intuitively the stricter rules could actually loosen mortgage lending.
Letters: Whiny Olympians and not-so-free credit reports
Jeremy Hobson Jul 27, 2012
Your letters about our stories.
CFPB levels first fine on Capital One
Bob Moon Jul 19, 2012
Capital One must pay $210 million after settling charges from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau that it misled credit card customers.
A new cop on the credit reporting beat
Mitchell Hartman Jul 18, 2012
New government oversight could give consumers more power.
