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The collapse of the Galleon Group hedge fund and criminal conviction of its founder, Raj Rajaratnam, is just the latest example of a cataclysmic about-face in the finance industry. Anita Raghavan, author of "Billionaire's Apprentice," a just-released book on Galleon, discusses why such scandals recur with such frequency and what cautionary lessons bankers and others can draw.
June 10
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A crackdown on payday lending looks increasingly likely and risks sending low-income consumers in search unregulated financing options on the Internet and abroad. That threat is a key topic of discussion at American Bankers Underbanked Financial Services Forum, which wraps up Friday in Miami. National Editor Maria Aspan reports from the event.
June 7
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The industry is up in arms over a proposal that would require banks to disclose in call reports specific sources of fee revenue. In question is whether the mandate would improve oversight of safety and soundness or instead is aimed at furthering the policy agenda of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and consumer advocates.
June 6
