Making Sen$e Sep 21 Credit freezes can help prevent identity theft. Are they worth your time? By Gretchen Frazee
Economy Mar 27 Watch Obama Banking Plan Focuses on Regulation, Credit Thaw President Obama met with banking officials Friday at the White House to discuss financial strategies that will help unfreeze the credit markets and shore up capital. Analysts assess the plan and what it might mean for banks around the country.
Economy Mar 23 Watch Obama Team Launches New Plan to Buy Bad Assets From Banks White House economic adviser Lawrence Summers details the Treasury Department's plan to clear "toxic" assets from banks through a combination of public and private investment.
Economy Mar 18 Watch Author Discusses Bankers’ Role in the Great Depression Author Liaquat Ahamed explores the role of bankers leading up to the Great Depression in his book, "Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World."…
Economy Oct 07 Fed Aims to Unfreeze Credit Markets With Plan to Buy Short-Term Debt The Federal Reserve announced a plan Tuesday to buy short-term debt directly from businesses, in an effort to stimulate paralyzed credit markets and get cash to companies that need it. By PBS News Hour