Topic: American Bankers Association

UC Davis pepper spray, smear tactics: 'Occupy' protests face rougher response

A pepper spray incident at UC Davis and reports of a smear campaign by a PR firm with ties to the financial industry indicate that the Occupy Wall Street movement is meeting an increasingly tough response from opponents and from police.

New finance watchdog: how much bite?

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, launched in July, gives Americans a new ally in dealing with credit card and other financial companies. But just how far will the agency go in handling individual cases?

Visa, MasterCard deal: Are there perks for you?

Visa and MasterCard have settled a Justice Department suit. Under the deal, retailers could offer you incentives to use cards with low transaction fees.

Home equity loan crisis is easing, despite headlines

Home equity loan delinquencies are falling, even as some homeowners refuse to pay their home equity loan or settle for pennies on the dollar.

Why small businesses aren't getting credit, even when it's available

Fed Chairman Ben Berkanke urged lenders and Congress to take steps towards easing credit to small businesses. Here are some of the obstacles lenders face.

New credit card laws 2010 still have 'gotchas.' Here are five steps to avoid them.

The most sweeping reforms of President Obama's new credit card laws went into effect Monday. But consumers must take these steps to avoid the 'gotchas.'

Why Obama Must Take On Wall Street

Bankers face activists' anger in the streets of Chicago

Demonstrators at the American Bankers Association convention Tuesday decried banks' greed and lack of transparency. But officials say the bankers in Chicago aren't the ones who were bailed out by the federal government.

Bank of America's Ken Lewis takes pay cut, but no one follows

Although CEO Ken Lewis agrees to a $0 pay package, don't expect a wholesale revolution in executive compensation on Wall Street.

ECONOMIC SCENE: Four ways the recession could change US capitalism

Banking reform, deglobalization, redistribution of wealth and growth of the public sector are all potential impacts of the economic recession on the US.

Corporate oaths? Now even business students are expected to be ethical

Corporate oaths are the latest trend for business students following globalfinancial crisis

Credit-card bill: What it does, what it doesn't do

Supporters and critics agree that it greatly empowers consumers and changes the credit-card industry.

Congress turns from bank bailouts to helping consumers

Targets include credit card companies, payday loans with exorbitant interest rates, and predatory mortgage lenders.

Obama seeks to protect credit-card users

The president told credit-card companies Thursday he wants to halt arbitrary rate hikes and get more protections for consumers.

Buried by credit-card fees? Washington is on it.

Obama is to meet this week with banks about card-holder complaints. Congress is weighing a 'bill of rights' for borrowers.