Deceptive Practices Get Small Fines

Deceptive Practices Get Small Fines

Deceptive practices by Bank of America against hundreds of thousands of customers have resulted in over $250 million in penalties. On Tuesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a statement about their findings against the second-largest bank in...
Is the Financial Sector Recovering?

Is the Financial Sector Recovering?

The pace may be a bit slow, but for all intents and purposes, the financial sector appears to finally be rallying. In the seven years since the 2008 financial crisis, financial services firms and banks are showing a level of optimism they haven’t had since before the...
Does Dodd Frank Mostly Mean “Too Small To Succeed”?

Does Dodd Frank Mostly Mean “Too Small To Succeed”?

When the financial crisis hit in 2008, banks were a huge part of why the economy crashed so hard. After the dotcom revolution and subsequent prosperity that was the early 2000s, banks adopted a “too big to fail” notion; unfortunately, big banks were so busy soaring...