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Author Archives: Ben Protess

Posted inInequality

Federal red tape traps disabled borrowers with student loan debt

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Sasha Chavkin, Cezary Podkul, Jeannette Neumann and Ben Protess February 14, 2011April 1, 2019

Tina Brooks can’t sit or stand for more than half an hour before the pain in her lower back becomes intolerable. She suffers severe headaches and memory loss, and she has lost most vision in her left eye. Five doctors and a judge from the Social Security Administration have all determined that she is fully […]

Posted inInequality

Dodd’s departure could endanger potential consumer agency

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert November 7, 2010April 1, 2019
Posted inInequality

How Wall Street can still win

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert August 4, 2010April 1, 2019
Posted inInequality

How Wall Street can still win

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert August 4, 2010April 1, 2019
Posted inFinance, Inequality

Details of deals between banks and colleges spur reaction

Avatar photo by Ben Protess July 14, 2010January 7, 2022
Posted inFinance, Inequality

Follow-up: Baltimore lawmakers seek overhaul of tax lien sale

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Fred Schulte, Lagan Sebert and Ben Protess July 7, 2010January 7, 2022
Posted inAccountability

As student credit card debt rises, banks quietly reward schools

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Jeannette Neumann June 8, 2010January 7, 2022
Posted inInequality

The other foreclosure menace

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Fred Schulte, Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert May 18, 2010April 1, 2019
Posted inFinance, Inequality

Yielding to Wall Street, raters ‘drink the Kool-Aid’

Avatar photo by Ben Protess April 22, 2010January 7, 2022
Posted inFinance, Inequality

Even with U.S. oversight, AIG keeps secrets

Avatar photo by Ben Protess April 20, 2010January 7, 2022
Posted inFinance, Inequality

Facing crackdown, credit raters bring on heavy hitters

Avatar photo by Ben Protess April 8, 2010January 7, 2022
Posted inFinance, Inequality

Why Fannie and Freddie continue to cost taxpayers billions

Avatar photo by Ben Protess March 22, 2010January 7, 2022
Posted inFinance, Inequality

In details of Dodd bill, some loopholes and unanswered questions

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Keith Epstein, Ben Protess and David Heath March 16, 2010January 7, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

Another Wall Street bonus tax falters in Congress

Avatar photo by Ben Protess March 9, 2010January 7, 2022
Posted inInequality

Consumer complaints soar on mortgage ‘rescue’ schemes

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert February 24, 2010April 1, 2019
Posted inFinance, Inequality

What’s still hidden in AIG’s files?

Avatar photo by Ben Protess January 15, 2010January 7, 2022
Posted inFinance, Inequality

Barney Frank vs. the credit raters

Avatar photo by Ben Protess December 18, 2009January 7, 2022
Posted inFinance, Inequality

Courts examine credit raters’ ‘intimate’ relationship with bankers

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert December 4, 2009January 7, 2022
Posted inFinance, Inequality

Federal regulator gets derivatives advice from industry insiders

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Keith Epstein and Ben Protess November 18, 2009January 7, 2022
Posted inFinance, Inequality

How credit raters fended off oversight from Congress and SEC

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert November 11, 2009January 7, 2022
Posted inFinance, Inequality

Under attack, credit raters turn to the First Amendment

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert October 28, 2009January 7, 2022
Posted inInequality

Top derivatives regulator: ‘We haven’t filled the gaps’

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert October 7, 2009April 1, 2019
Posted inDemocracy

Anatomy of an attack ad

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Lagan Sebert September 24, 2009July 19, 2019
Posted inAccountability

Government bans robocalls? Not so much

Avatar photo by Ben Protess September 10, 2009January 7, 2022
Posted inFinance, Inequality

From Bank of America, two different stories about tracking bailout funds

Avatar photo by Ben Protess August 25, 2009January 7, 2022
Posted inNational Security

DNA testing of detained immigrants easier said than done

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Emily Witt August 5, 2009January 7, 2022
Posted inInequality

California crime lab escapes budget cuts

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Emily Witt July 31, 2009April 1, 2019
Posted inAccountability

Despite promises, some rape victims stuck paying exam bills

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Ben Protess and Emily Witt July 30, 2009January 7, 2022
Posted inFinance, Inequality

Obama punting on Fannie, Freddie could prove costly

Avatar photo by Ben Protess July 13, 2009January 7, 2022
Posted inDemocracy

Toothless regulator looks to take a bite out of derivatives

Avatar photo by Ben Protess June 24, 2009January 7, 2022

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