Katherine Kane has edited commentary and other special projects for several years. She started at American Banker in the New York office, as part of the online team, and now telecommutes from Portland, Ore. She has also worked at Fodor's travel guides and GQ magazine. When she’s not reading proposals on how to solve the financial crisis, she is on nature hikes with her small children.

Friday, February 10
February 10, 2012 Receiving Wide Coverage ... Interpretations of the Mortgage Deal: Depending on which story you read, the $25 billion...

Thursday, February 9
February 9, 2012 Receiving Wide Coverage ... The Servicing Settlement: It’s apparently really, finally happening, with an announcement...

Wednesday, February 8
February 8, 2012 Receiving Wide Coverage ... Double Duty: Fed chairman Ben Bernanke defended the central bank’s dual mandate —...

Tuesday, February 7
February 7, 2012 Breaking News This Morning ... UBS Profits Tumble: The Swiss bank’s “wealth management unit failed to make up...

Thursday, February 2
February 2, 2012 Receiving Wide Coverage ... Refis, for Real? President Obama unveiled the details of the new refinancing plan for underwater...

Wednesday, February 1
February 1, 2012 Receiving Wide Coverage ... Volcker Haters: Woe is Paul Volcker, the former Fed boss who came up with the eminently sensible...

Tuesday, January 31
January 31, 2012 Receiving Wide Coverage ... Collections Crackdown: The Federal Trade Commission announced its second-biggest settlement with...

Friday, January 27
January 27, 2012 Receiving Wide Coverage ... Davos Dispatches: Lots of interesting news is coming out of that World Economic Forum junket in...

Thursday, January 26
January 26, 2012 Receiving Wide Coverage ... Great Rates to Continue: "Great" if you're living on debt, like the U.S. government, that is. If...

Wednesday, January 25
January 25, 2012 Receiving Wide Coverage ... State of the Union: During the (surprisingly brief) discussion of the housing mess in his speech...