The House passed its reform bill in December, but the Senate's version has been delayed for several weeks as senators haggle over what may or may not be in it. John Dimsdale reports.
President Obama wants to slap a fee on some of the nation's biggest banks to recoup $99 billion in taxpayer bailout money. But the Congressional Budget Office warns the tax would ultimately hit consumers and investors. Bob Moon reports.
Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit defended his bank and listed all the ways it is turning around at a hearing before a panel overseeing the bank bailout. Amy Scott reports.
The latest word on a new consumer watchdog agency for financial products is that it would become part of the Federal Reserve. Where does consumer sentiment lie for an idea designed to protect them? Brett Neely reports.
Despite lengthy negotiations, Senate leaders have so far failed to produce a compromise bill to reform the banking sector. And rumor has it, a consumer protection agency won't be part of the final bill. John Dimsdale reports.
The Federal Reserve bumped up the rate it charges banks for emergency loans, which led to speculation that the federal funds rate would go up soon. John Dimsdale reports the Fed wants you to believe there's less going on here than meets the eye.
President Obama signed the stimulus package nearly a year ago. Did it work? Senior business correspondent Bob Moon tells Kai Ryssdal it depends on who you ask.
A key Democrat and Republican have agreed to set aside the idea of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency and work together on bipartisan financial reform legislation. Will they succeed? Nancy Marshall Genzer reports.
Most everybody has lost economic ground the past few years, but some people are still wealthy while others are getting by on less. Monthly contributor Dan Ariely talks with Kai Ryssdal about wealth distribution.
Walk down any commercial street in the U.S., and you're likely to see empty storefronts. But there are new businesses to come along to take up the space. Mitchell Hartman reports.
