Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd is pushing for even tougher regulation on financial institutions in a bill that will provide greater power to the Federal Reserve.

While individuals still have a month left to file their taxes, the deadline for small businesses is only a few hours away. We have compiled some advice on how to make sure you’re getting the most from your tax return.

Living the life of Ryan Bingham, the character played by George Clooney in the Oscar nominated film "Up In The Air," give you the benefit of free hotels and luxury airplane seats.  But for some, these rewards are more than just perks; they are a way to stay afloat during hard times.

The FDIC spread out their bank closures last week, starting with LibertyPointe Bank on Thursday, and then following up with Park Avenue Bank, Old Southern Bank and Statewide Bank at the end of the day Friday. These four bring to total bank failures in March to 8, and the 2010 total to 30.

For anyone who is an American College sports fan, and also likes basketball then you'll probably know that March is when 64 NCAA Basketball teams square off in a tournament tagged "March Madness".

Bank of America (BAC) has made the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) the focus of its campaign on to alleviate some of the difficulty for those struggling to make their mortgage payments.

Bank of America has apologized for a foreclosure process gone wrong, in which contractors hired by the bank allegedly entered a borrowers home, padlocked the door, and repossessed a pet parrot.

Following the failure of LibertyPointe Bank yesterday, the FDIC has announced another New York bank failure, The Park Avenue Bank, bringing the 2010 bank failure total to 28.

In 1987, Oliver Stone helmed Wall Street, a financial opus about the all-too-real mantra “Greed is good.” Now, more than twenty years later, the sequel, Money Never Sleeps, has been slated for release in September of 2010.

Bank failures are usually announced at the end of the day Friday, but this week state regulators were ready to go Thursday evening, with the announcement of the 27th bank failure of 2010, LibertyPointe Bank.