Oct 18 Watch More Debt, Fewer Jobs: How the Candidates Plan to Solve Rising Costs of College More Debt, Fewer Jobs: How the Candidates Plan to Solve Rising Costs of College… Continue watching
Jun 04 Watch The Heavy Load of Student Debt David Graeber on mounting student debt and what history says about paying it back. Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch Student Loans: the Politics, Pitfalls and Payoffs Ignoring a veto threat by President Obama, House Republicans voted Friday to extend a 2007 provision that halves the rate on Stafford student loans, but the parties are split on how to pay for it. Jeffrey Brown, George Washington University's… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch HUD Secretary Donovan: ‘We Need to Do More’ to Help Homeowners HUD Secretary Donovan: 'We Need to Do More' to Help Homeowners… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch Former Fannie, Freddie Officials Face ‘Significant’ Fraud, Lying Charges The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged six former Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac officials with misleading investors about risky loans. Judy Woodruff discusses how the alleged wrongdoings may have contributed to the mortgage meltdown with Edward Pinto of the… Continue watching
Nov 29 Watch Fed Faces New Scrutiny for Trillions in Assistance to Banks After Crisis A report published Monday raises new questions about money that the Federal Reserve provided to banks in the wake of the financial crisis. Judy Woodruff discusses the report with Bob Ivry of Bloomberg News. Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch How Bright Is Solar Power’s Future in a Post-Solyndra America? After the Obama administration-embraced solar-panel company Solyndra collapsed and defaulted on its government-backed loans, the surging U.S. solar industry is suddenly worried that the subsidies it receives -- tax credits and loans guarantees -- could dry up in the face… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Political Checklist: Washington Fireworks in the Sky and in Congress Political Checklist: Washington Fireworks in the Sky and in Congress… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch Protecting Its Fannie: How Mortgage Giant Primed the Bubble, Covered Its Assets As part of his Making Sen$e series, Paul Solman reports on the new book, "Reckless Endangerment," which argues that for the past 20 years, Fannie Mae, a government-sponsored enterprise that increases money for homeownership, pursued profits for itself and bought… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch In India, Loan Sharks, Commercialization Cast Pall Over Microfinancing Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the tarnished reputation of small loans in India. Continue watching