Video: Government: Mortgage relief program making ‘enormous progress’
Jan. 10: Michael Barr, the U.S. Treasury Department's point man for the Making Home Affordable program, says it's working and will help more people over time. (Nightly News)
View ArticleVideo: Banks say borrowers part of problem
Jan. 10: John Courson, CEO of the Mortgage Bankers Association, says banks aren't getting accurate financial info from many borrowers. (Nightly News)
View ArticleVideo: Rep. Schock defends spending, opposes stimulus
Illinois Rep. Aaron Schock opposes the stimulus, but defends the overall role of federal spending. (Nightly News)
View ArticleVideo: Ex-congressman says hypocrisy behind stimulus
Former Republican Congressman Chris Chocola, now the president of the Club for Growth, says the stimulus plan is bad for America. (Nightly News)
View ArticleVideo: Did lawmakers practice stimulus hypocrisy?
In the year since Congress voted to pass President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan, some of the legislation’s most vocal critics have quietly become supporters back home. NBC’s Chuck Todd reports....
View ArticleVideo: Probe discredits Energy Star rating
A GAO investigation reveals that many of the appliances backed by the government’s “Energy Star” program are not even tested to verify their efficiency. NBC’s Lisa Myers reports. (TODAY)
View ArticleVideo: Red Cross on Haiti: 'Every cent spent wisely'
Gail McGovern, CEO of the American Red Cross, talks about the money collected from Americans to help the people of Haiti. (Nightly News)
View ArticleVideo: Red Cross works to improve rep in Haiti
After enduring years of criticism for failing to adequately respond to domestic disasters, the American Red Cross has pledged to operate with more transparency in Haiti. NBC's Robert Bazell reports....
View ArticleVideo: Former NASA administrator on Obama space plan
Former NASA administrator Michael Griffin, interviewed for tonight's Myers spot, talks about President Obama's space plan and the future of U.S. spaceflight (NBC News)
View ArticleVideo: SpaceX CEO on commercial spaceflight
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, featured in tonight's Lisa Myers spot, discusses commercial spaceflight (NBC News)
View ArticleVideo: NASA's new direction a boost for private firm?
The Space X company, founded by Internet entrepreneur Elon Musk, claims it would be prepared to ferry astronauts to space within three years of getting a contract. But some prominent NASA icons say...
View ArticleVideo: Goldman Sachs hit with fraud charges
The SEC is accusing the firm and one of its vice presidents of knowingly defrauding investors in the development of an investment of toxic subprime mortgages designed to fail. NBC’s Lisa Myers reports....
View ArticleVideo: Goldman exec touted 'serious profit' in e-mail
As some families were losing the value of their homes, some financial honchos were making “serious money.” A spokesperson for Goldman Sachs, however, says the they have found no evidence of wrongdoing....
View ArticleVideo: Goldman Sachs gets grilled
At Goldman Sachs' hearing on Capitol Hill Tuesday, three current and former members of the company's mortgage trading operation faced withering questions from Senators on both sides of the aisle. NBC's...
View ArticleVideo: Were Lehman execs paid millions more?
A former Lehman Brothers lawyer alleges that the company repeatedly underreported how much top executives were paid. NBC’s Lisa Myers shares the details of the Bloomberg Businessweek Magazine report....
View ArticleVideo: Whistleblower: BP aware of safety problems
More than a year before the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf, a veteran oil industry manager began sounding the alarm about BP's safety practices on BP's offshore platform Atlantis. NBC's...
View ArticleVideo: Oil disaster investigator: 'We're looking at this backwards'
UC Berkeley Engineering Professor Dr. Bob Bea, an independent researcher investigating the Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident, discusses the series of safety compromises that led to the disaster....
View ArticleVideo: Deepwater Horizon accident: What went wrong?
Based on analysis of interviews with more than 40 informants, UC Berkeley engineering professor Dr. Bob Bea, an independent researcher investigating the Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident, released...
View ArticleVideo: Report: Feds may have low-balled flow rate
Rolling Stone magazine has published an investigative report that raises new questions about whether the Obama administration leveled with the public about the Gulf oil spill's possible worst case...
View ArticleVideo: BP emails point to 'questionable decisions'
Congressional investigators said Monday that internal documents and e-mails between BP managers and team leaders reveal that in the crucial days before the Deepwater Horizon explosion, a series of...
View ArticleVideo: BP moves Hayward off Gulf cleanup
After a series of high-profile PR gaffes, CEO Tony Hayward has been recalled back to BP's home office and will handoff daily oversight of the Gulf oil spill cleanup to BP managing director Robert...
View ArticleVideo: Breaking down Big Food
NBC's Lisa Myers takes a look at some surprising ways that the food industry has come up with to keep you hungering for more. (Nightly News)
View ArticleVideo: Do debt settlement companies save you money?
Popular companies that claim to help settle Americans’ debt have seen a boom in business during the financial meltdown, but are they all they claim to be? NBC’s Lisa Myers investigates. (TODAY)
View ArticleVideo: Where has the Gulf oil slick gone?
Experts point to a variety of factors: evaporation, the work of chemical dispersants and even being eaten by microbes, but all agree that hundreds of thousands of barrels are still lurking in the...
View ArticleVideo: Widows of rig victims fight for justice
The widows of rig workers who died in the Deep Water Horizon explosion are pleading with Congress to overturn an old maritime law that entitles families to fewer benefits than if the deaths occurred on...
View ArticleVideo: Rig widows caught in partisan battles
The women who lost their husbands aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil rig now find themselves stuck in Washington's political battles, trying to change an archaic law that limits what they can recover....
View ArticleVideo: Deepwater Horizon widows seek justice
The grief of some families is being compounded by a battle over whether they are being fairly compensated, simply because the crewmen did their work at sea. NBC’s Lisa Myers reports. (Nightly News)
View ArticleVideo: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac seek bigger bailouts
As defaults and foreclosures continue, taxpayers are picking up most of the tab in what some predict will become the biggest bailout ever. NBC's Lisa Myers reports. (Nightly News)
View ArticleVideo: Oil boom producers say BP let them go bust
Many of those who answered the call for additional oil boom in the immediate wake of BP's Gulf oil spill disaster say the petroleum giant mistreated them and left drowning in red ink. NBC's Lisa Myers...
View ArticleVideo: Saying goodbye to overdraft charges
The Federal Reserve's new rules outlawing exorbitant overdraft fees are set to go into effect this weekend and could potentially save consumers billions of dollars. NBC's Lisa Myers reports. (Nightly...
View ArticleVideo: Gulf business owners say BP skimping on payments
Business owners from Orange Beach, Alabama say BP isn't paying claims as promised--and in some cases, punishing some because they live too far from shore. NBC’s Senior Investigative Correspondent Lisa...
View ArticleVideo: Feinberg hears complaints from oil spill claims filers
Kenneth Feinberg, the independent administrator of the independent Gulf Coast Claims Facility, heard complaints of various Gulf Coast businesspeople and workers who had filed claims for reimbursement...
View ArticleVideo: Kenneth Feinberg admits BP ‘let claims sit’
Conceding that he initially made promises he couldn’t keep, the BP oil spill claims czar addresses the outrage felt by residents of the Gulf Coast who have been frustrated by the slow pace of claims...
View ArticleVideo: BP claims czar : 'We oversold this program'
After hailing him as a hero when he first took over BP's claims processing one month ago, many Gulf Coast residents say they're being stalled and low-balled by independent claims czar Kenneth Feinberg....
View ArticleVideo: Tea Party star under scrutiny in Florida
Republican congressional candidate Allen West could eke out a win, but there are new questions about his dealings with the biker community. NBC's Lisa Myers reports. (Nightly News)
View ArticleVideo: Debt-collector abuse claims surge
The Federal Trade Commission says consumer complaints about debt collectors’ tactics, including abusive, obscene and threatening phone calls, have skyrocketed during the economic downturn. NBC’s Lisa...
View ArticleVideo: Few crumbs to follow on campaign finance trail
There's a flood of money in this year's election campaigning, but much of it is coming from secret donors--leaving may to wonder, whatever happened to campaign finance reform? NBC National...
View ArticleVideo: Rising bank fees rile, surprise customers
Does the government’s recent crackdown on bank fees mean consumers are now paying less? In many cases, as NBC’s Lisa Myers reports, the answer is no. (Nightly News)
View ArticleVideo: On the run, WikiLeaks' Assange speaks out
Speaking with TIME Magazine via Skype from an undisclosed location on Tuesday, WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange took aim at Secretary of State Hillary Clinton even as he himself dodged a warrant for...
View ArticleVideo: Assange makes Interpol's most wanted list
As the fallout from WikiLeaks' latest data dump spreads across the globe, the man behind the whistleblower website is still nowhere to be found--but his lawyer insists he's not in hiding. NBC's Senior...
View ArticleVideo: Attorney: Assange rape case ‘personal, not political’
An attorney for two woman charging WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with sexual assault asserts that politics and the current intrigue caused by the site's latest data dump have nothing to do with...
View ArticleVideo: Ernst & Young charged in Lehman collapse
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has accused Ernst & Young of helping to hide Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.'s financial problems. NBC’s Lisa Myers reports. (TODAY)
View ArticleVideo: Hidden perils in kidney dialysis
Why is the government withholding data on clinics that perform dialysis treatments? NBC News teamed with the investigative group ProPublica. Senior Investigative Correspondent Lisa Myers reports....
View ArticleVideo: Financial crisis: Who’s to blame?
NBC's Lisa Myers discusses the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission's report that blames the financial meltdown on a mix of recklessness, greed, and regulatory negligence. (Morning Joe)
View ArticleChase pulls about-face on military loans
JPMorgan Chase, already under fire for overcharging troops on active duty, decided two months ago to end a program which allowed service members to defer student loan payments, NBC News has learned.
View ArticleVideo: Chase sends mixed message on military student loans
After being contacted by NBC News, Chase officials say they have reversed an earlier decision to end student loan deferments for active-duty military. NBC's Lisa Myers reports. (Nightly News)
View ArticleDeepwater Horizon rig: What went wrong?
Based on analysis of interviews with more than 40 informants, UC Berkeley engineering professor Dr. Bob Bea, an independent researcher investigating the Deepwater Horizon oil rig accident, has released...
View ArticleScientists: BP dispersants making spill more toxic
A group of scientists working for law firms suing BP says their testing indicates that the dispersants being used to break up the oil are making this spill even more toxic to marine life. "We have...
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