Government And Institutions

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Exclusive: Tim Geithner’s AIG deposition provides a somewhat different take on his actions during the financial crisis than what appears in his new memoir.

A federal appeals court on Friday backed the Federal Reserve’s position regarding caps on the fees banks charge stores where consumers use debit cards.

Big banks reportedly run into resistance with efforts to water down a Volcker Rule provision impacting a $300 billion U.S. loan market.

Emerging Crisis? A full-blown emerging-market crisis would test the new regulations put into place to prevent a banking meltdown.

The confirmation of Janet Yellen as the next Federal Reserve chairman may hit a significant roadblock in the Senate.  

Despite being nominated by the president two weeks ago, a confirmation hearing for Janet Yellen to serve as the next Federal Reserve chair has yet to be set. 

JPMorgan Chase will pay roughly $920 million in fines to four agencies over its massive ‘London Whale’ trading loss.

The $1.7 trillion overnight lending market that seized up during the 2008 financial crisis remains a systemic risk today.

U.S. banks presented the Fed with a plan to restructure in the event of another crisis.

U.S Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a conservative mainstay on the nation's highest court, is dead at 79.

After a bombastic debate season, voters are looking forward to seeing real decisions made in primaries and caucuses.

President Obama used a portion of his State of the Union address to get even tougher on dirty energy.

Submarined deep in the transportation bill passed by Congress last December was a new power given to the IRS to collect taxes. If you have a federal tax debt of $50,000 or more, the IRS can get your passport cancelled. 

The end run around Congress’s power to legislate is gapping wider. It includes presidential and federal authority exercised not just through executive orders, but a circus mirror of rules, guidance documents, memoranda, bulletins, manuals, circulars, public notices and other agency proclamations.

Donald Trump and Jeb Bush are among the GOP contenders blasting the antiquated corporate tax code, hampering U.S. economic growth and driving CEOs out.   

Military Veterans figured prominently in the first hour of the FOX Business Network/Wall Street Journal debate on Tuesday. 

After seven years in limbo, TransCanada's Keystone XL pipeline was axed by the Obama administration, a move that quickly drew the ire of the GOP’s presidential candidates.

The key to restoring prosperity in America can be tied directly to the boosting the middle class. 

In their own words, where the GOP candidates stand on the pressing economic issues of the day.