Share 'Ruling Adds Teeth to State Oversight of Banks'

Supreme Court Gives States Power to Take Nationally Chartered Banks to Court Over Lending Practices Written by Neil Irwin for The Washington Post, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. For years, state governments have had little power to enforce consumer-protection and lending rules at the country's biggest banks. No more. Yesterday, in a decision that marked a major victory for consumer advocates, the Su…