Banks

Credit unions are struggling to get good returns on their investments, which means they're having a tough time paying interest on accounts. Marketplace's Bob Moon reports.

If you've ever been stuck without your bank's ATM in the area, you know the drill: the "convenience fee." These days, it could run up to $3. Why so high? Jeremy Hobson discusses the issue with the L.A. Times' David Lazarus.

Economy 4.0's David Brancaccio looks at how community banks help communities and an idea on how governments can better support them.

Kai Ryssdal talks to Felix Rohatyn, an investment banker, about his new memoir "Dealings."

Homeowners who lost their homes because of the "robo-signing" paperwork mess could be getting some hopeful news....

Kai Ryssdal talks to Stephen Dubner of Freakonomics Radio about a way to get the thrill of the lottery and the safety of a savings account together.

The faulty paperwork scandal put another huge obstacle in the foreclosure crisis. But who were these so-called unqualified employees who were hired by banks? Bob Moon talks to Marian Wang from ProPublica about what she found after sifting through the job listings.

The Dodd-Frank law put a limit on banks' ability to use their customers' money to buy and sell risky investments. Democrats passed it because they said when those trades went south, taxpayers had to bailout the banks. House Republicans, now taking aim at the law, disagree.

Jeremy Hobson kicks off our bi-coastal broadcast with a Welcome to New York Week. His first interview is Bill Dudley, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

The Fed is about to roll out another round of a process called quantitative easing. It's aimed to get interest rates down and make borrowing cheaper, as well as push Americans to spend more. But that's not a good thing for people who are trying to save. Mitchell Hartman reports.