Government Accountability Office

• The Fed to Address Credit Pinch for Small Business

  By Steve Matthews, Bloomberg  |  May 10, 2013

  As U.S. community banks continue to struggle, 41 percent of businesses under six years old cannot obtain a business loan.

• “Too Big to Fail’ Benefits Face Congressional Scrutiny

  By Cheyenne Hopkins, Bloomberg  |  January 3, 2013

  GAO to study how biggest banks benefit from perception government would bail them out.

• 

  Knight Losses Spur Tighter Automated-Trading Rules From SEC

  By Jesse Hamilton  |  August 8, 2012

  Regulator taking more action after post- "flash crash" safeguards prove non-sufficient.

• IRS Resists Whistleblowers

  By Jesse Drucker and Peter S. Green, Bloomberg  |  June 20, 2012

  Agency pays few rewards, although it receives many tips of tax underpayments.

• Banks Get Traction on Volcker Rule

  By Robert Schmidt and Phil Mattingly, Bloomberg  |  March 27, 2012

  Legislators, regulators signal willingness to revise plan after four-month lobbying blitz.

• Competition for Target-Date Assets

  By Margaret Collins, Bloomberg  |  March 14, 2012

  Pimco, Invesco vie for assets using riskier assets, more complicated strategies.

• MF Global Exposes Prop-Trade Risk

  By Christine Harper, Michael J. Moore, Silla Brush  |  November 1, 2011

  Jon Corzine's risky play, a case in point for Paul Volker's rule.

• States Join Feds in Pay Inquiry

  By Holly Rosenkrantz, Stephanie Armour, Bloomberg  |  September 20, 2011

  Labor Dept. and 11 states to crack down on employee misclassification.

• U.S. Default Would Mean Hard Choices

  By Mike Dorning, John Detrixhe, Bloomberg  |  July 7, 2011

  Bondholders could vie with farmers if government fails to raise debt ceiling.

• AIG Sale Raises $8.7 Billion

  By Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg  |  May 25, 2011

  Share offering leaves government with 77% stake in insurer.