Tag: Joseph Lawler

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is interviewed by Maria Bartiromo during her "Mornings with Maria Bartiromo" program, on the Fox Business Network, in New York, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015. Bernanke's book, "The Courage to Act: A Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath," went on sale in bookstores Monday. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Ben Bernanke spotted at White House

Joseph Lawler · February 22, 2017 9:45 pm

Minutes from Jan. 31-Feb. 1 meeting provide few clues about central bank's plans for the rest of the year. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Fed officials see another rate hike coming ‘fairly soon’

Joseph Lawler · February 22, 2017 7:10 pm

Fannie and Freddie investors have filed a number of suits over the Obama administration's 2012 decision to take all of the companies' profits for the Treasury. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Hedge funds denied in suit over Fannie, Freddie bailout

Joseph Lawler · February 21, 2017 5:40 pm

Major companies tell Congress goods produced abroad should face the same as tax burden as those in the U.S. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

CEOs: Import tax is ‘critical’ part of reform

Joseph Lawler · February 21, 2017 4:25 pm

The payday lending rule wasn't necessarily close to being finalized, even if Hillary Clinton had won. The sweeping set of regulations would have implemented guardrails meant to prevent borrowers from being trapped in a series of high-cost loans that they would struggle to repay.

Trump has already changed future of consumer finance

Joseph Lawler · February 21, 2017 5:01 am

With tax reform getting slowed by Republican qualms about a proposed import tax, some conservatives and pundits have suggested that the party should just institute a big tax cut and be done with it. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Why Republicans can’t just pass a big tax cut instead of an overhaul

Joseph Lawler · February 18, 2017 6:20 am

Some of Fannie Mae's biggest defenders on Capitol Hill are having second thoughts about the mortgage giant following its decision to back debt issued by private-equity firm Blackstone to invest in rental homes. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Democrats flag Fannie backing of Blackstone rental houses

Joseph Lawler · February 17, 2017 10:18 pm

House Republicans have proposed taxing imports as part of a broader corporate rate-cutting reform that would tax goods based on where they are sold. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Koch group outlines push against House GOP import tax

Joseph Lawler · February 16, 2017 8:04 pm

GOP members of Congress have called on Trump to replace CFPB head Richard Cordray. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Appeals court to review constitutionality of CFPB’s structure

Joseph Lawler · February 16, 2017 7:29 pm

The Senate voted Thursday to confirm South Carolina congressman Mick Mulvaney to be President Trump's budget director. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Fiscal conservative Mulvaney confirmed as Trump’s budget director

Joseph Lawler · February 16, 2017 4:08 pm

U.S. household debt jumped in the fourth quarter of 2016, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported Thursday. (iStock Photo)

Soaring household debt nears the 2008 peak

Joseph Lawler · February 16, 2017 4:00 pm

Forecasters had expected claims to rebound after hitting an ultra-low 234,000 in the first week of February. (Patti Blake/News Herald via AP)

Jobless claims hover at ultra-low 239,000

Joseph Lawler · February 16, 2017 1:31 pm