(Forbes) — The wedding stories in the banking sector haven’t been typical over the past few years, with an inordinate number of the shotgun and arranged variety, as firms either on the brink of failing or already belly up were acquired by their more surefooted rivals. Even though the FDIC has tallied another 85 bank […]
(Politico.com) — The nation’s six largest banks and their trade associations have hired more than 240 former government officials-turned-lobbyists to represent them in the fight over Wall Street reform, according to a new report by several progressive groups. The Service Employees International Union, Campaign for America’s Future and the Public Accountability Initiative will release the […]
After a bumpy 2009, the nation's largest banks now profit.