The Consumer Financial Protection Agency will question banks about how overdraft fees may create serious economic hardship for consumers least able to afford it.

Commentator Zo Webster has been a saver all her life – but recently she's begun to change her tune.

There's renewed debate today about the so-called "Volcker Rule." It's part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform passed two years ago. Basically, the Volcker Rule says banks should take fewer risks in the market.

Americans' feelings on the foreclosure deal, banks and whether they should worry about the European debt crisis. Gallup's Frank Newport offers up the latest data.

According to the Financial Trust Index, Americans have little faith in their investment options.

Marketplace's Heidi Moore discusses what's significant about banks shrinking and reporting profits.

Consumers are hit with new fees at the same time banks reach out to attract new customers.

In the face of the euro crisis, so many investors are desperate for a safe place to park money, they're paying the German government to hold onto their cash.

The number of bank failures in 2011 fell from the previous year, but banks are far from being out of the woods just yet.