The Massachusetts senator talks to Bill about taking on the entrenched political and Wall Street interests that have rigged the game against the rest of us.

Last week, the bank agreed to a record-setting $16.65 billion settlement for selling toxic mortgage securities during the housing boom. The deal includes $30 million for legal aid, but it's not enough.

Americans are sick of politics. Only 13 percent approve of the job Congress is doing, a near record low. The president’s approval ratings are also in the basement.

Republicans are arguing that Wall Street should have the right to influence politicians’ investment decisions.

Though it's already behind schedule, banks say they need until 2020 to comply with the Volcker rule.

The New York Times profiles Anat R. Admati, the Stanford finance professor who makes "banks shudder." Watch her interview with Bill from earlier this year.

In addition to slowing growth, stagnant wages leave American households in debt and without much savings.

Despite a new report that the danger has eased, experts warn that another banking crisis could happen anytime.

The “self-made” man or woman, the symbol of American meritocracy, is disappearing. Six of today’s 10 wealthiest Americans are heirs to prominent fortunes.

Republicans got their way and car dealers were exempted from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau oversight. A new investigation finds that giant loans are going to poor people with bad credit.