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Does the Latest Failure of Bank Regulation Mean Banks Can't Be Regulated?

Workers erect a sign for JPMorgan investment bank at Canary Wharf in London in a December 21, 2011 file photo

Almost four years after Americans became obsessed the idea of "too big to fail," JPMorgan found a way to lose $2 billion in one quarter without breaking a sweat — or any securities laws.

By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 27, 2011

Who Would You Trust With Your Money: GE or Occupy?

News that GE Capital is getting into the retail banking business by purchasing an online bank from MetLife not only shocked analysts; it shocked the market.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 8, 2011

Credit Card Companies Are Making You Pay For Dodd-Frank, Too

Though banks didn't succeed in pawning their Dodd-Frank burdens off to consumers with a $5 monthly debit charge, credit card companies are charging businesses more for handling small transactions which is being passed along to customers.

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By Dino Grandoni

Nov 14, 2011

The Big Banks Have Plenty of Other Names for Fees

Big banks in the U.S. have found a clever way to respond to the hullabaloo over the new debit-card fees some of them proposed and then had to walk back: charge new fees, but call them something else.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 4, 2011