Bank of America Corp., the nation's largest lender, spent $1.18 million in the fourth quarter to lobby the federal government on issues such as executive compensation, credit cards and mortgage lending practices, according to a recent disclosure report. That's up from the $820,000 ...

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday cut its outlook on Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. to "negative" from "stable," saying bond holders could take a hit if the government steps in again to support banks. The negative outlook signals the possibility ...

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday cut its outlook on Citigroup Inc. to "negative" from "stable," saying the U.S. government appears increasingly likely to leave bond holders hanging in case of another bailout of financial companies. The negative outlook signals the possibility of ...

Henry Paulson, the former Treasury chief, and billionaire Warren Buffett said taxpayers will recover every cent paid out to banks during the economic meltdown and may even turn a profit. The staunch Democrat investor and the Treasury secretary under President George W. Bush spoke onstage Tuesday ...