FEDERAL RESERVE

Five years after the financial crisis banks are still not lending at the same levels they once did.

America's second-largest investment bank wants permission to expand its current $500 million share buyback plan, which expires in March 2014.

The Oct. 29-30 FOMC meeting will be more notable for what is discussed than what is done, economists predict.

Despite the Fed's political independence, banks with political connections were more likely to get emergency loans than banks without such connections.

If the Federal Reserve looks more closely at underemployment, the stimulus reduction feared by gold investors could be delayed even further.

With the government shutdown well into a ninth day, and the debt ceiling approaching, was the Janet Yellen nomination from President Obama ill timed?

FOMC minutes show some Fed policymakers on the fence about reducing the level of stimulus.

Federal Reserve encourages banks to workout payment schedules with cash-strapped government employees.

If confirmed by the Senate, Yellen would become the 15th Fed chairman and the first woman to hold that post.

Gold bugs and bears seem even more divided after last week, though they agree that the question of timing is deeply uncertain.

Stocks may rally for a second day Thursday, as investors continue to cheer the Fed’s decision to postpone decreasing stimulus.

Only 42 percent of Americans trust Ben Bernanke to do the right thing for the U.S. economy.

Buoyant Asian markets celebrated the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to postpone trimming its stimulus program.

The president has accepted Lawrence Summers’ decision to withdraw from consideration as Federal Reserve chairman.

Bank-sponsored events are off the agenda as Summers’ waits to see if he’ll be nominated as the next Fed chief.

However, the administration left open the possibility that the Nikkei report may end up being true.

However, the U.S. government said the surprising claims drop is linked to computer-related delays.

Without question, the financial crisis exacted a large personal and national cost.

What's more, July's job growth was revised substantially downward - the exact opposite of what's needed for Fed stimulus reduction.

The Fed said the U.S. economy continued to grow at a modest/moderate pace in July and August, as it has for much of 2013.

As summer begins to fade, the U.S. economy stands at something of a crossroads. Will rising risks change the Fed's thinking?