Yevgeny Shrago

Policy director

Yevgeny Shrago is policy director at Public Citizen’s Climate Program.

Sound banking regulation is a threat to oil and gas

Because lending to the fossil fuel industry is risky, unbiased rules are needed to ensure financial institutions properly manage these concerns.

By Yevgeny Shrago

May 30

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Fraud

Two thefts decades apart, and a victim's quest for answers

After a California woman spent more than a decade obtaining reparations for Nazi plundering of her family's belongings, the money disappeared from her bank account. Her saga highlights a gap in fraud cases between what consumers expect from their banks and what those banks are in a position to deliver.

By Kevin Wack

8h ago
Politics and policy

Fed's Cook cites CRE and cyber as financial stability risks

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa D. Cook highlighted concerns over private credit growth, commercial real estate distress and escalating cyber threats in remarks on financial stability at the Brookings Institution Wednesday.

By Ebrima Santos Sanneh

May 8
Fintech

Fintechs pitch banks with solutions to help consumers deal with debt

Consumer debt aggregators such as Method, Payitoff, Spinwheel and Tally are partnering with financial institutions to embed solutions that aggregate account information and devise ways to optimize repayment — including with low-interest offers from the bank itself.

By Miriam Cross

May 8