The Post Office as an Alternative to Shady Private Banks
A Senate bill would fill a void in many rural and low-income communities by reintroducing low-cost lending at neighborhood post offices.
Wall Street
DC Joins Seven States with Campaigns to Close Carried Interest Loophole
President Trump’s failure to fulfill a campaign promise to axe the controversial tax benefit for hedge fund and private equity fund managers has sparked action at the state level.
Eleven ‘Small’ Banks that Would Gain from the Senate Banking Bill Sport Hefty Pay Gaps
Supporters of a Senate-approved deregulation bill claim they’re helping ‘community’ banks. But community banks don’t have CEOs making 146 times their worker pay.
Under Trump, Consumer Protection Agency Becomes Anti-Consumer
The new CFPB budget proposal, said one watchdog, further reveals the president's "unwavering loyalty to the big banks, predatory lenders, and Wall Street special interests."