Europe May Spare Cyprus's Small Savers from Bank Tax
To head off massive opposition
Banking
Cyprus ATMs Empty as Parliament Postpones Debate on Bank Bailout
Cypriots want their money before the government steals it or the banks collapse
IMF Chief Urges the European Central Bank to Cut Interest Rate More
Also wants demand boosted in Germany
Elizabeth Warren to Ben Bernanke: Big Banks Should Pay for Being Too Big to Fail
Bloomberg News recently valued big banks' cheaper borrowing rates because they're too big to fail at $83 billion a year
Bank of England Official Says Negative Interest Rates Should be Considered
Rate has been held at 0.5 percent for years
Foreclosure Crisis Has Led to Zombie Homes
Banks abandon foreclosure process years after booting owners, and suddenly owners are legally liable again
Obama Wants More Power To Force Banks To Disclose Foreigners' Accounts
Meet Uncle Sam, global financial leper
British Government Will Break up Misbehaving Banks
Those that do not effectively separate investment and retail operations at risk
U.S. Firms Keep $1.7T in 'Foreign Cash' at Home
It's actually held by foreign subsidiaries in U.S. banks and exists in a sort of limbo
Nassim Taleb Talks Antifragile, Libertarianism, and Capitalism's Genius for Failure
The best-selling author of The Black Swan talks about his new book and why most public intellectuals aren't worth a damn.
Goldman, Morgan Stanley Agree to $557 Million Mortgage Settlement
Up to 220,000 borrowers affected
Feds Introduce Restrictive New Mortgage Rules
Having created the problem, they will "solve" the problem by treating people like idiots
Swiss Banks Actually See Hope in Wegelin Demise
Eliminates uncertainty about what US wants from them
Regulators Close to Foreclosure Deal with Banks
$10 billion settlement with 14 lenders to settle charges
Vice President of German Central Bank Wants Limits on Lending to Governments
Been pretty generous so far
Homeowners Associations Foreclosing on Banks
After seizing homes, lenders failing to pay dues
Swiss President Hints at Surrender on Financial Privacy
May automatically share banking data with other predatory governments
Study: Community Reinvestment Act Promoted Risky Lending
Banks pushed the limits of safety to satisfy the law
Federal Guarantees for Business, Municipal Bank Accounts Fail in Senate
Whoa! There's something the feds won't promise to bailout.
Three Questioned in Libor Scandal
Homes raided in investigation of interest rate manipulation
Not Quite Half of Americans Confident in Stability of U.S. Banking Industry
Only nine percent are "very confident"
HSBC to Pay Nearly $2 Billion over Money Laundering Probe
Europe's biggest bank accused of helping facilitate transactions for Mexican drug lords
American States Want a Piece of the LIBOR Scandal
They could potentially nab hundreds of millions in fines
