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  1. democratic primaries
    In Delaware, It’s the Year of White Male Centrist Career Politician Tom CarperA lot of observers smelled an upset brewing in Delaware, but Sen. Tom Carper overwhelmed his progressive challenger with money and a personal touch.
    By Ed Kilgore
  2. 2008
    We Are Still Living in the Ruins of the 2008 CrashTen years after Wall Street’s doomsday, how the financial meltdown broke the modern world and left us living in this one.
  3. The Democratic Party Is Moving Left – Except When You’re Not LookingSenate Democrats’ support for an indefensible bank bill shows that when public interest is low, Wall Street can still run Team Blue’s show.
    By Eric Levitz
  4. Democrats to Gut Banking Regulations, for Bipartisanship’s SakeIn the Senate, lawmakers put aside their differences, and work together to help banks abuse consumers and jeopardize our financial system.
    By Eric Levitz
  5. crimes and misdemeanors
    California Attorney General Begins Wells Fargo Criminal ProbeThe bank is being investigated for criminal identity theft.
    By Charley Lanyon
  6. fraud
    Why It’s Unlikely Anyone Will Go to Jail Over Wells Fargo’s Massive Fraud SchemeThe Department of Justice has established a pattern on this sort of thing.
    By Jesse Singal
  7. Clinton VP Favorite Just Gave the Left Two More Reasons to Distrust HimOn Monday, Virginia senator Tim Kaine signed on to two letters calling on the federal government to scale back regulations on community and regional banks.
    By Eric Levitz
  8. GOP Platform to Call for Breaking Up the Big Banks, Trump Campaign SaysTrump campaign manager Paul Manafort derides Hillary Clinton as a Wall Street lackey and says the GOP platform will call for reinstating Glass-Steagall.
    By Eric Levitz
  9. Citi: The Global Economy Is Trapped in a ‘Death Spiral’The bank predicts a coming “Oilmageddon” if policymakers don’t change course.
    By Eric Levitz
  10. money
    The Average Out-of-Network ATM Fee Is Now $4.35Absurd.
    By Katie Zavadski
  11. Bank Claims Georgia Woman Somehow Owes It $300 MillionShe … doesn’t. 
    By Dan Amira
  12. racism
    Lawsuits Allege Racism at Bank of America and Cantor FitzgeraldAllegations include the use of “monkey noises.”
    By Andre Tartar
  13. Brian Moynihan Slickly Ignores Bra-Baring Hecklers at Banking Talk“As I said,” the BofA CEO deadpanned, and the crowd went wild.
  14. money
    Free ATMs Could Take Over NYCFees would be replaced by ads.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  15. money
    Bank Fees Are Hiding EverywhereThey have to earn money somehow.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  16. fannie and freddie
    After Three Years, U.S. Getting Around to Suing Some Banks [Updated]Bank of America, JPMorgan, Goldman, Deutsche, etc.
    By Caroline Bankoff and Chadwick Matlin
  17. bank of america
    Bank of America CEO Warns of LayoffsAnd there could be more to come.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  18. what? nothing happened
    JPMorgan Chase Settles Bond-Rigging Case for $228 MillionWhat? Nothing happened.
    By Chris Rovzar
  19. made-off
    HSBC Settles for $62.5 Million in Madoff Suit, Won’t Admit WrongdoingThe bank will pony up cash to Madoff’s victims but won’t admit that it knew what it probably should have known.
    By Chris Rovzar
  20. moody moody’s
    Moody’s to Congress: No, Seriously, Raise the Debt CeilingOr we’ll lower your credit rating!
    By Chris Rovzar
  21. white men with money
    Jamie Dimon Is Now the Highest-Paid Bank CEO in AmericaHe got a 51 percent raise last year to take home $23 million.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  22. sticking up for the not-so-little guy
    Jamie Dimon Thinks the SEC Should Slow Its Roll Before It ‘Damages America’Actually they’re doing just fine.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  23. white men who are passive aggressive about their desire to be in politics
    Jamie Dimon’s House Is in Order, He Can’t Say the Same for Everyone Else’s“I’m not as worried about JPMorgan as I am about our industry and our country,” the CEO says.
    By Jessica Pressler
  24. loose lips
    WikiLeaks Gets Handed Secrets on Thousands of Swiss Bank AccountsLots more secrets!
    By Chris Rovzar
  25. citigroup
    U.S. Treasury Will Sell Remaining Citigroup SharesCiti doesn’t need us anymore.
    By Stephanie Vallejo
  26. immortal icons
    Bruce Willis Promises the People of Moscow He Will Never Drop DeadThe ‘Die Hard’ star becomes the face of a Russian bank.
    By Jessica Pressler
  27. money talks
    Big Banks Don’t Pay Like They Used ToUnless you include Bank of America.
    By Avi Zenilman
  28. housing
    The Government Is Not Happy With the Banks and Their Third-Quarter ProfitsThe New York Fed tells the banks to take back their crappy mortgages, while the White House finishes one big investigation and starts another.
    By Avi Zenilman
  29. wall street
    Bank of America Says Bank of America Does Not Make MistakesAfter reviewing over 100,000 documents, it “insisted that it had not found a single example where a foreclosure proceeding was brought in error.”
    By Avi Zenilman
  30. fi-cri fallout
    There’s a Difference Between a Ponzi Scheme and a Bank SchemeA JPMorgan executive explains.
    By Jessica Pressler
  31. wall street
    Wake Up and Smell the Foreclosure CrisisBank stocks plunge after investors (belatedly?) realize the housing market might be royally screwed.
    By Avi Zenilman
  32. training day
    Banker Boot Camp Trains Wall Street’s Next GenerationAttendees at a “Training the Street” workshop race to complete spreadsheets and price Hermès.
    By Kevin Roose
  33. crime and punishment
    Queens Bank Robbers Make It Easy for CopsThey left their wigs and sunglasses in the car.
    By Avi Zenilman
  34. horror shows
    Barclays Executives Found Going Through Lehman’s Books to Be a Bloodcurdling Experience“Lehman’s books were in such a mess that I don’t think they knew where they were.”
    By Jessica Pressler
  35. the federal reserve
    Columbia President Lee Bollinger to Run New York FedHe’ll start January 1.
    By Chris Rovzar
  36. real talk
    Bankers Accept That They Will ‘Never Be Loved’Just pay them and they’ll be happy.
    By Jessica Pressler
  37. slouching toward reform
    Banks May Beat Congress Into Repealing $19 Billion TaxThanks, Scott Brown.
    By Jessica Pressler
  38. fi-cri fallout
    Banks Back in Control of the SituationFor the financial industry, things are finally starting to get back to normal.
    By Jessica Pressler
  39. feuds
    Jamie Dimon vs. John Varley: ‘Two Big-time Bankers in a Very Big Dispute’CEOs haggle over billions.
    By Jessica Pressler
  40. the greatest depression
    Florida Scofflaws: We Were Taken Advantage of by Elitist New York PaperForeclosed-upon Florida homeowners object to their characterization of themselves.
    By Jessica Pressler
  41. fi-cri fallout
    Bank of America Pays $108 Million Fine for Troublemaking CountrywideAdd it to their tab.
    By Jessica Pressler
  42. the greatest depression
    Chamillionaire Is Latest Victim of Down Housing MarketRapper says his $2 chamillion house is now worthless.
    By Jessica Pressler
  43. the greatest depression
    Homeowners Who Refuse to Pay Mortgages May Be First Genuine Heroes of the RecessionSome homeowners are opting to put their money into the economy instead of giving it back to the banks.
    By Jessica Pressler
  44. finance fiction
    President Obama Has Party, Does Not Invite Former Best BankerBurn.
    By Jessica Pressler
  45. fi-cri fallout
    Credit Rating Agencies to Face CurbsSenate approves provision creating overseeing board.
    By Josh Duboff
  46. popularity contests
    Brian Moynihan Replaces Jamie Dimon As Obama’s Favorite BankerThe president has reportedly traded the demanding, prickly banker for a “fresh face.” Men.
    By Jessica Pressler
  47. banks
    N.Y. Investigating Banks’ Influence on Rating Agencies, Times SaysCuomo leading inquiry of eight banks.
    By Josh Duboff
  48. fi-cri fallout
    Report: Feds Investigating Morgan Stanley ‘Dead Presidents’ DealsLike Goldman Sachs, the firm created CDOs and used them to bet against the housing market.
    By Jessica Pressler
  49. the bonus buster
    Andrew Cuomo Sues Bank of New York Over ‘Egregious’ Breach of Conduct in Madoff AffairThe New York Attorney General continues his crusade against financial institutions, and the English language.
    By Jessica Pressler
  50. banks
    Senate Votes Against Amendment Designed to End ‘Too Big to Fail’Three Republicans vote for the provision.
    By Josh Duboff
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