Inspired by a personal experience, a businessman began delving into the practices of the mortgage industry, including Fannie Mae. His findings have been prescient. ...

Amid the Wall Street excitement over Facebook’s planned initial public offering, it may be a good time to take a look at I.P.O. history. ...

An investor won an arbitration case over money lost in a complex security. But he’s still angry at financial institutions. ...

Newt Gingrich set up his speaking and consulting business as an S corporation, which exempted this portion of his income from Medicare taxes, an unusual move for a business based on services. ...

A retiree qualified for lower car insurance premiums, but found that out only after a chance piece of mail prodded him to call his insurer. ...

As of this month borrowers have another place to vent: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ...

As of this month borrowers have another place to vent: the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. ...

President Obama’s new task force has much to tackle in the mortgage mess — and soon, if it wants to allay suspicions that the authorities have given powerful institutions a pass. ...

President Obama’s new task force has much to tackle in the mortgage mess — and soon, if it wants to allay suspicions that the authorities have given powerful institutions a pass. ...

Letting tax cuts expire would have little effect on the wealthiest Americans’ ability to spend, but would ultimately give them better roads and cleaner air. ...