About the Author
Carter Dougherty
Carter Dougherty has covered economics, finance and trade for nearly 20 years on three continents and many countries for publications including The New York Times, The Economist and Bloomberg News. He covered the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau from its inception in 2010.
- Turning Chest-Thumping Into Policy Creates Resistance and Uncertainty for Trump
- European Union Grapples With a Trump Presidency That Could Exploit Its Own Turmoil
- Coming In 2017: Repeat of an Epic Fight Between Banks and Retailers
- Trump’s Unorthodox Campaign Trade Policy Starting to Look More Mainstream
- Has Dodd-Frank Led to Less Lending?
- Trump Administration May Herald Tougher Limits on Class-Action Lawsuits
- States Likely to Push Financial Enforcement If Federal Efforts Wane Under Trump
- Incoming Administration, State Pressure Complicates Outlook for Fintech Charter
- Tough Trump Talk on Trade Now Faces Reality of Who Would Really Hurt
- As Uncertainty Morphs Into Risk, Markets Will Adapt To President Donald Trump
- BlackRock, Vanguard Drive Common Ownership but Raise Questions on Competition
- Nurses in Robin Hood Hats Drive Financial Tax from Theory to Democratic Platform
- Sanders-Inspired Activists Open To Goldman Vet Gensler in Clinton Administration
- Liberal Democrats Dig In for Protracted Battle Over Financial Appointees
- Wall Street Breaks With Business Lobby Over Corporate Registration Rules
- Kentucky Defends Hedge Fund Pension Investments As Teachers Split on Private Equity
- Wells Fargo Scandal a Setback to Lobbying Efforts by Big Banks
- How to Play Into Elizabeth Warren’s Hands: A Primer by Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf
- What If Size Matters Less? The Case for a New Financial Regulation Gains Ground
- Sunlight Replaces Shadows as Pressures Grows for More Corporate Transparency
- ‘Flipping the Bird’ at Regulators Is Tempting but Seldom Done in Financial Regulation
- Without A Deft Touch, Treasury Risks Writing Inversion Rules That Benefit Wall Street
- Obama Pushes For TPP As Opponents Leverage Presidential Politics to Kill Trade Deal
- Technology Pushes Banks Away From Branches as Federal Rules Keep Them Central
- Trade Now a ‘Wedge Issue’ Among Republicans, No Matter Who Wins White House
- Absence of New Banks Sure to Fortify Calls for Easing Regulation in Next Congress
- Consumer Regulator Gears Up For $10 Billion Fight On Checking Account Overdrafts
- Countering Insurgencies: A Political Professional’s Guide to Understanding Brexit
- Hillary Clinton May Have to Defend Clinton Brand as Brexit Threatens Irish Peace Deal
- Strong Critic of Debt-Dependent Banks Takes Aim at the Enablers
- Brexit Referendum Holds Lessons for Clinton, but No Model for Trump
- Orlando Club Shooting May Turn Gay Movement Into Political Muscle for Gun Control
- Fact Check: The Confusing Hedge Fund Rhetoric in the 2016 Campaign
- Libertarians and Laborites Find Agreement…On a Guaranteed Monthly Income?
- Financial Services Industry Faces Steep Climb in Lawsuit on Investor-Advice Rule
- Trump’s Nuke Comments Raise Questions Ahead of Obama Hiroshima Visit
- How China Views Trump
- Democratic Party Chairwoman Faces Attacks from Left Over Payday Lending
- How Donald Trump Has Turned GOP Trade Policy on Its Head
- Activist Investors Find Themselves in Crosshairs as Anti-Wall Street Reformers Target Short-Termism
- Kashkari Burns Bridges with Wall Street but Isn’t a Reformer Yet
- Kashkari Makes His Case for Fixing ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Banks
- Washington Refused to Break Up Big Banks, but Activist Investors May Force Changes
- Why Elizabeth Warren’s in No Hurry to Endorse
- New Hampshire Battle Highlights Banking Regulation Challenge for National Democrats
- Trial Lawyers Likely to Fare Better Before a Post-Scalia Court
- As Some Hedge Funds Falter, Others Prove Staying Power
- The Comically-Mismatched Marriage of Campaigns and Classic Rock
- Boris Johnson, the U.K.’s Trump (It’s More Than Just the Hair)
- Advocates: Small Businesses Need Protection Against ‘Predatory’ Lenders
- Bank Bailout Architect Echoes Liberals on Reining in ‘Too Big to Fail’
- Wall Street Distrust Fueling Millennial Opposition to Clinton
- Innovative Financial Services or Online Loan Sharks? Jury’s Out
- ‘Fintech’ Threat Has Big Banks Looking to Innovate
- Uber, But for Banks: Wall Street Braces for Tech-Fueled Disruption
- Star Wars and the Evolution of Strong Female Characters
- Revolving Door Raises Ethics Questions in Housing Reform Debate
- Omnibus Offers Little to Love for Wall Street, Financial Industry
- Bill on Data Hacks Pits States vs. Feds, Banks vs. Retailers
- New Bank Lobby Boss Seeks Industry Peace as Congress Hits Wall Street
- Immune for Five Years, Consumer Bureau Faces Bipartisan Pushback on Auto Lending
- Without this Legislation, Writing a Negative Review Online Could Cost You Thousands
- First Amendment Case on Bank Card Fees May Land in Supreme Court
- Warren Tries to Head Off Wall Street Gifts on Congressional Christmas Trees
- As a Democrat Eyes McCain’s Senate Seat, a Move From Pagan Socialist to Conservative Blue Dog
- Why Elizabeth Warren Won’t Be Running for National Office