By mutual of america designing customized individual and Group Retirement products. Thats why were your retirement company. Additional support has been provided by and by the corporation for public broadcasting, and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. From the tisch wnet studios at Lincoln Center in new york, hari sreenivasan. Sreenivasan good evening and thanks for joining us. California Officials Say this weeks fast moving wildfires in the northern part of the state have killed at least 35 people, making them the deadliest in state history. The fires have destroyed close to 6,000 structures and forced the evacuation of 100,000 residents. Today, more than 10,000 firefighters battled 16 large wildfires that have burned more than 214,000 acres of land. California wine country has sustained the worst property damage, especially in the napa valley and sonoma county, fires there are only 45 contained. Newshour weekend special correspondent Joanne Jennings
Family farm. The big banks dont Pay Attention to that, only Community Banks do. A couple years later with the help of these kinds of loans from these local banks, these socalled pipe dreams in these small towns and Rural Counties become successful businesses. They become job creators. These are the ultimate Success Stories that our communities in america are built upon. This is why the financial choice act is so important. It helps Community Banks and the Small Business that is absolutely depend on them, it helps them thrive. It protects consumers by increasing accountability and transparency over the wider financial sector. And it also repeals too big to fail. The rules codified by doddfrank that have left taxpayers on the hook for too long. Ultimately the financial choice act is a jobs bill. It is one that will bring hope back to main street. It is easy to talk about the economy and regular regulations as series of numbers. It is easy to talk in vague terms about job creators and Sma
Family farm. The big banks dont Pay Attention to that, only Community Banks do. A couple years later with the help of these kinds of loans from these local banks, these socalled pipe dreams in these small towns and Rural Counties become successful businesses. They become job creators. These are the ultimate Success Stories that our communities in america are built upon. This is why the financial choice act is so important. It helps Community Banks and the Small Business that is absolutely depend on them, it helps them thrive. It protects consumers by increasing accountability and transparency over the wider financial sector. And it also repeals too big to fail. The rules codified by doddfrank that have left taxpayers on the hook for too long. Ultimately the financial choice act is a jobs bill. It is one that will bring hope back to main street. It is easy to talk about the economy and regular regulations as series of numbers. It is easy to talk in vague terms about job creators and Sma
Well show you that debate with comments from house speaker, paul ryan. Small businesses are struggling. Invest, or get the loans need to get ohe ground. Families looking to keep their money safe are hit with fees they cant afford. Why is this . Our Community Banks are in trouble. They are being crushed by the costly rules imposed on them by the doddfrank act. This law may have had good intentions, but its consequences have been dire for main street. Let me put it this way. It is more than 1,000 pages long and has more rules and regulations than any other obama era law. The burdens created are real and deep. These costs are unsustainable for small Community Banks who simply cannot afford to meet all the requirements and cant hire a team of lawyers to decipher the seemingly endless rules. What do they do . They hunker down, they are unable to loan out money, or worse, they are shutting down. The choice act reins in dodd frank. It delivers the regular toward relief these small banks so de
T. How can you fight back . In this weeks cover story, andrea day tells us how you can let scammers know dialing you is a wrong number. Hello, this is rachel at card holder services. Reporter its a robocall, an automatically dialled call bothering millions of americans. Theres about 30,000 robocalls a year now. And so annoying, one man started an app to try to stop the madness. Its a fake microsoft, and theres nothing worse. I get probably i would say ten calls a day. Reporter the governments do not call list was supposed to stop these tell marketers. Why does it seem like its getting worse . The do not call registry actually works for legitimate businesses. The problem is all the people who dont respect it, who are the scammers who could care less. And unfortunately, it people fall for the scam enough to make it worthwhile. Reporter we sat down with the federal trade commission, the Agency Behind the do not call list. The ftc says consumers lose 350 million every yearle falling for ro