Sheila Bair

Overdraft fees are a growing part of bank income, totaling $2.7 billion in the first quarter. But the majority of those who pay such fees are young and poor. 

In a major surprise to investors yesterday, the Federal Reserve announced a recommendation to leave the bond buying stimulus program intact. Joining The Takeaway to discuss the Fed's ...

Five years ago today, Lehman Brothers was in the midst of a multi-billion-dollar collapse, and the world was coming to grips with the new normal of the Great Recession. Sheila Bair, former FDIC chairman and author of Bull by the Horns: Fighting to Save Main Street from Wall Street and Wall Street From Itself (now out in paperback), reflects on the state of the banking system today, and what comes next.

Money Talking host Charlie Herman, regular contributor Joe Nocera and guest Sheila Bair, the former chairman of the FDIC, tell us what they're reading this weekend.