Bankers see public sector as fraud target
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Better information sharing needed A top official from the banking industry has said the public sector is a major target for online fraud.â¦
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U.S. regulators warned banks against  some types of credit card marketing, calling them potentially  unfair or deceptive.
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More corporate fraud is likely to emerge this year as the result of the predicted slowdown in the economy, business advisers warn.
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U.S. lawmakers wrote to regulators on Monday expressing concern that some banks are processing unsigned checks used by fraudsters seeking to drain money from the accounts of vulnerable people like the elderly.
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A &#36;5 billion bank account that never existed, a computer smashed with a hammer to hide phony records, a captain of Italian industry thrown behind bars. A year ago attention focused on the northern Italian city of Parma as what the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission dubbed "one of the largest and most brazen corporate financial frauds in history" began to unravel.
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Fraud committed by government contractors in Iraq is a problem but isn't as severe as some critics have suggested, federal officials said Tuesday.
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Tens of thousands of vulnerable workers are being exploited by rogue employers, warns Citizens Advice.
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The practice is compared to redlining in the mortgage industry, but some bankers defend it as a way to assess young borrowers with little credit history.
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In the recent annals of corporate fraud, the names Enron, Tyco and WorldCom ring the loudest.
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Players in the $2 trillion municipal bond market face investigations.
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Banks are pouring money into building  formidable defenses against computer hackers but are only just  waking up to what may be a bigger threat -- the physical theft  of client information by criminals in the office.
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SAN DIEGO -- The nation's tissue bankers are considering new rules aimed at preserving public trust in their industry, following two recent scandals that made some of them appear more like body snatchers than people who help improve the lives of millions of Americans.
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Officials find misconduct at three of China's big banks, the country's auditor general says.
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LONDON, Sept. 17 -- Worried depositors lined up Monday outside branches of Northern Rock, Britain's fifth-largest mortgage lender, to withdraw their money even as top government officials promised them it was safe.
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U.S. lawmakers wrote to regulators on Monday expressing concern that some banks are processing unsigned checks used by fraudsters seeking to drain money from the accounts of vulnerable people.
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Business & money: Bank admits it was warned on more than one occasion amid fierce criticism from shareholders
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Many shopkeepers believe not enough is being done to combat criminals who target their businesses, a survey suggests.