Poll: Should Britain adopt Obama’s proposed banking reforms?
Should Britain follow Barack Obama’s example in limiting banks’ ability to speculate and operate hedge funds?
Obama’s banking reforms: should the UK follow America’s lead?
US president has set the agenda for world financial reform by tackling US banks’ trading activities. Should the City be targeted too?
Not another bank bailout | Dean Baker
The millions of American families struggling to keep up with their bubble-era mortgages are the ones who deserve help
The big talk in Washington these days is “helping homeowners“. Unfortunately, what passes for help to homeowners in the capitol might look more like handing out money to banks anywhere else.
The basic story is fairly simple. Tens [...]
Has the US failed to fix its banks? | Poll
One year after the collapse of Lehman Brothers, economist Joseph Stiglitz says the US economy’s structural problems are bigger than before the crisis. Is he right?
Reverse bank robbery | Dean Baker
No wonder America’s banks are making profits again: the US government is bribing them to borrow its own money
Most of us work for a living, the rest are bankers. These days the news is filled with great tales about how America’s banks are coming back.
Even that giant corpse Citigroup is showing signs of life. [...]
What you need to know when applying for home owner loans
In this article I will be writing about the check list needed while applying for the home loans. If you are not aware of all the fees and hidden charges on the home loans, you will have to pay more money that you would have been saved if you analyze the home loans with different [...]
A further sinking economy
Since the start of the earlier parts of last year the face of the worlds economy was set to fall deep into a financial depression. Top economist predicted this would happen from as far as 3 years ago but did not realize how big the massive financial meltdown would be, and are shocked to see [...]
Bad credit loans the best for smaller repayments
For years bad credit loans and pay day loans have been given a bad name, but i think that this is all about to change. Many banks at the moment will not release money and this will be going on for some time to come. People with good credit will also struggle to get a [...]
Highest recorded level of unemployment
Today it was announced that unemployment has hit it’s highest level ever seen. The country is going through one of the toughest times since the last recession of the 90s and things seem to get from bad to worse. With so many small companies and larger ones going into administration more and more people are [...]
Payday loans the future of lending
As the financial bank system is in meltdown, there are reports of more and more people are heading towards payday loans. The reason that people are following this path is due to the fact that the banks just simply can’t hand out money as often and as easily as it once was.
The face of financial [...]