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A year after the Federal Reserve enacted new rules to rein in abusive bank overdraft practices, fees remain high and some institutions actually have slapped on additional penalties, according to a new survey by the Consumer Federation of America.

A new report by the American Association of Pediatrics makes a direct link between sexual imagery in the media and increased teen pregnancy risks and exposure to such programming may also contribute to higher rates of sexually transmitted infections.

Jonathan Weil at Bloomberg has quite a contention: on a mark-to-market basis, a number of banks -- such as Regions Financial (RF), SunTrust Banks (STI), and KeyCorp (KEY) -- would have negative regulatory equity. Meanwhile, others -- including giants like Bank of America (BAC) and Wells Fargo (WFC)...

Why do banks exist? This keeps coming to mind as the horizon marking the beginning of the end of the financial crisis gets pushed further and further away. We need a safe place to park our cash, and the price we pay for that is razor thin deposit interest rates and multi-million dollar bonus...

Warren Buffett is bullish on his banks. The Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A) CEO and second-richest man in the world would love to boost his company's stakes in Wells Fargo (WFC), US Bancorp (USB) and M&T Bank (MTB) because their shares are so attractively priced, he said at Berkshire's annual...

Can't wait to figure out which banks didn't perform well on the Fed's stress tests? Judging by the daily trickle of information those in the know are passing on to eager reporters, neither can anyone else. Investors, analysts, economists and journalists are all trying to figure out which of the...