Apr 09 Watch Investigating Fannie Mae and the Housing Bubble Former executives of mortgage giant Fannie Mae testified about their role in the collapse of the housing market and the ensuing economic crisis before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission. Jeffrey Brown talks to two housing experts for more. Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch Ex-Citigroup Chiefs Express Regret for Role in Financial Crisis Former Citigroup executives apologized before members of Congress for their company's involvement in the global financial crisis. Jeffrey Brown talks to the chairmen of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission about their ongoing inquiry. Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch Should Consumers Move Their Money From Megabanks to Smaller Banks? In the latest in a series of reports making sense of the economy, Paul Solman explores the differences for consumers between small community banks and the "too-big-to-fail" financial giants. Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch Peru Nurtures Growth Amid Economic Uncertainty In the first part of a series on Peru, Ray Suarez reports on a growing and business friendly environment in a country rebounding from economic instability and deep debt just twenty years ago. Continue watching
Mar 26 Watch News Wrap: White House Unveils Mortgage Plan In other news Friday, the White House unveiled its new initiatives to help homeowners at risk for foreclosure and Congress sent the final installment of the health care bill to President Obama, with a few adjustments. Continue watching
Mar 24 Michael Lewis Explores the Financial Meltdown in ‘The Big Short’ By Jeffrey Brown The author of several well-known bestsellers including "Moneyball" and "The Blind Side," Michael Lewis has written about a wide variety of subjects, ranging from how the Oakland A's baseball team picks its players to the Silicon Valley tech… Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch Michael Lewis Tackles the Mortgage Crisis in ‘The Big Short’ Jeffrey Brown takes a look inside the doomsday machine of the subprime lending crisis with author Michael Lewis in a conversation about his new book, "The Big Short."… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch GOP: Financial Reform Bill Needs Closer Look The Senate Banking Committee is considering a new plan for regulating large banks and financial firms and the amount of risk they assume. Judy Woodruff talks to the committee's top Republican, Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, about why Republicans want… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch Payday Lenders Face Increasing Scrutiny Starting off a two-part look at plans to overhaul the nation's financial industries, Ray Suarez reports on the call for more regulation of payday lenders. These businesses have been criticized for preying on the poor by offering short-term, high-interest loans. Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch Dodd: Banking Reforms Would Rein In Financial Risk Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, has unveiled a plan to regulate banks and large firms and limit the amount of risk they can assume after the financial crisis. In a newsmaker interview, Judy Woodruff talks… Continue watching