The Audit

Audit Notes: HuffPo Shines, Libor Lineup, An FT Slip

By Ryan Chittum   Apr 15, 2011 at 12:54 AM

I don't know about you, but the best news story I read today on the Levin-Coburn Report wasn't in the... More

The Levin-Coburn Report Coverage

The WSJ and NYT whiff on possible Goldman Sachs criminal referrals

By Ryan Chittum   Apr 14, 2011 at 05:50 PM

There's all kinds of stuff to chew on in the new Levin-Coburn report, which looks like the toughest such report... More

A Damning NYT Investigation Into Justice Wall Street Style

Bankers skate as regulators and prosecutors protect financial interests above all else

By Ryan Chittum   Apr 14, 2011 at 01:44 PM

The New York Times has the story of the week, a superb investigation into why there haven't been prosecutions on... More

Audit Notes: Main Street Corp., The Do-Nothing Deficit Fix, Hugh Grant

By Ryan Chittum   Apr 13, 2011 at 09:15 PM

The Wall Street Journal runs a banner headline across the top of page one that says: Risk Rule Riles Main... More

Banana Republic

Alt-weekly and mainstream exposés on how the richest Americans game the tax system

By Ryan Chittum   Apr 13, 2011 at 07:08 PM

David Cay Johnston has a fantastic piece out on "9 Things The Rich Don't Want You To Know About Taxes"... More

The AP Falls For a Bogus Press Release

No excuse for that silly mistake but points for cleaning up the mess

By Ryan Chittum   Apr 13, 2011 at 01:59 PM

Henry Blodget wants to know if we're going to blast the Associated Press for falling for a hoax press release... More

Audit Notes: Perk Up, Core Inflation, What Passes for News

By Ryan Chittum   Apr 12, 2011 at 07:49 PM

USA Today takes a long look at CEO perks, but it doesn't do a good job of prioritizing the really... More

Taibbi on a Fed Bailout the Business Press Buried

By Ryan Chittum   Apr 12, 2011 at 02:11 PM

Matt Taibbi of Rolling Stone zeroes in on an interesting detail from the Federal Reserve's bailouts: The Fed lent big... More

A Ridiculous Take on the Mortgage Settlement

By Felix Salmon   Apr 12, 2011 at 11:09 AM

Cheyenne Hopkins of American Banker, who first published the terms of the proposed mortgage servicer settlement in March, has now... More

A Vulture Fund Sob Story

By Felix Salmon   Apr 12, 2011 at 10:42 AM

Matt Wirz probably can’t be held responsible for the headline the WSJ put on his story today — “For Vultures,... More

LAT on the U.S. As Low-Wage Offshoring Destination

By Ryan Chittum   Apr 11, 2011 at 07:54 PM

Where does Ikea build a plant when it wants to offshore work to pay poverty wages, bust unions, force mandatory... More

NYT Eyes a Conflict of Interest at JPMorgan

The bank made a couple billion dollars as its clients lost their shirts

By Ryan Chittum   Apr 11, 2011 at 01:58 PM

The New York Times looks at a lawsuit over conflicts of interest at JPMorgan and how the bank covered its... More

Audit Notes: Race to the Bottom, More Corporate Welfare, Money Is Fungible

By Ryan Chittum   Apr 8, 2011 at 06:47 PM

The New York Times is good to take a look at how neighboring states race to the bottom bidding to... More

HuffPost: An SEC Wrist Slap for Fleecing an Indian Tribe (UPDATED)

Wachovia dinged with a small settlement, and no individuals are charged

By Ryan Chittum   Apr 8, 2011 at 05:15 PM

Good for The Huffington Post's Shahien Nasiripour for giving us a closer look at Wachovia's settlement for defrauding an Indian... More

Audit Notes: What SF’s Missing, Post on Waters, Palin Prediction

By Ryan Chittum   Apr 8, 2011 at 01:29 AM

SF Weekly's Matt Smith reports on a new project that's well worth watching—one that will investigate the impact of the... More