WASHINGTON -- A top Obama administration official on Thursday questioned the scope of the state and federal investigations into alleged mortgage abuse...

The Supreme Court is currently awaiting word from the Obama administration regarding its position on generic drug manufacturers' claims that federal regulation of prescription drugs grants them immunity from lawsuits in state courts.

At stake in the financial reform debate is an issue that has received far less attention than the CFPA, but is at least as important: Whether Congress will restore the authority of states to oversee national banks.

The Carper amendment to financial reform would hamstring states and prevent them from catching and stopping dangerous consumer lending practices before they metastasize into another crisis.

There are two consumer protection amendments getting serious attention on the Senate floor this week, one of them positive, one of them incredibly destructive -- the kind of amendment that can actually sink the bill if adopted.

A new survey finds broad bipartisan support for strong financial reform among senior citizens. The survey, commissioned by AARP and released on Monda...

In describing the complex and little-understood world of derivatives trading as "a sophisticated form of gambling," three U.S. Senators proposed legis...

Democrats and Republicans faced off Wednesday in a congressional debate over whether shareholders should have an easier time nominating directors to c...

The compromise reached late Wednesday between pro-reform House Democrats and the banker-friendly wing of the party could significantly weaken consumer...

President Barack Obama reaffirmed his commitment Friday to allowing states to adopt stronger consumer protection measures than the federal government ...

Of all the architects of last year's financial crash, John Dugan remains the most obscure, despite his stature as one of the most influential. While r...