Marian Wang
Marian Wang was a reporter for ProPublica, covering education and college debt.
Marian Wang was a reporter for ProPublica, covering education and college debt. She joined ProPublica in 2010, first blogging about a variety of accountability issues. Her later stories focused on how rising college costs and the complexity of the student loan system affect students and their families. Prior to coming to ProPublica, she worked at Mother Jones magazine in San Francisco and freelanced for a number of Chicago-based publications, including The Chicago Reporter, an investigative magazine focused on issues of race and poverty.
Send Us Your Questions About Our Magnetar Investigation
Using financial products called CDOs, a Chicago hedge fund got rich as it helped to make the financial crisis worse. As readers look for more answers about the complex arrangement, ProPublica follows up on its investigation.
by Marian Wang,
In Oregon, Treasury Officials and Investment Firms Cozy Up for Business
Oregon's investments for its pension funds, unlike those of many states, are doing well, thank you, and its investment officials are frequently wined and dined by the investment funds whose services the officials oversee.
by Marian Wang,
ProPublica on 'This American Life' ... Plus, a Special CDO Singalong
Details of ProPublica's investigation of the Magnetar Trade can be heard on NPR's "This American Life," .
by Marian Wang,
Fannie Execs Blame Failure on Company's 'Impossible' Dual Purpose
Taking their turns before the Financial Crisis commission, executives from Fannie Mae said the hybrid nature of the company -- government chartered but stockholder owned -- and the mandate to make loans to increase home ownership were primary factors in its failure.
by Marian Wang,
Citi Execs: "Deeply Sorry," but Don't Blame Us
Chuck Prince and Robert Rubin, two leaders of Citigroup during the financial meltdown, told an investigations committee that they were sorry for the company's role in the financial crisis, but that they didn't see it coming.
by Marian Wang,
Citigroup's Defense of Its Regulators
Chuck Prince, Citigroup's former CEO, told the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission that the Fed's oversight of the company was sufficient, even though a panel's study showed that Fed regulators didn't regulate Citi enough.
by Marian Wang,
Greenspan's Fed Didn't Focus on Enforcement
At a hearing before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Alan Greenspan defended the Federal Reserve against blame. He said that although the Fed has responsibility for bank regulation and oversight, it "is not an enforcement agency."
by Marian Wang,