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Thoughts & Comments
The More We Read About Dodd-Frank, The Less We Like It
And we didn't like it much to begin with. Have you heard about "qualified martgages"?...
By
Thomas Brown
,Posted 07/26/2010
A Bankstocks.com Classic: How To Reform The Financial System
Our nine-point proposal...
By
Thomas Brown
,Posted 07/22/2010
The Dodd-Frank Bill: What People Are Saying
And why most of them are wrong, wrong, wrong...
By
Thomas Brown
,Posted 07/20/2010
More articles below
What's Wrong With The Financial Reform Bill?
Everything.
The Wall Street Journal
counts the ways...
By
Thomas Brown
,Posted 06/28/2010
Don’t Agree With My Negative Take On The Dodd-Frank Bill?
Well then, at least hear what Dick Bove has to say...
By
Thomas Brown
,Posted 06/28/2010
The FDIC Devises A Revolutionary New Consumer Finance Product!
There’s just one little problem. . . . ...
By
Thomas Brown
,Posted 06/25/2010
This Just In From Meredith-Land
On CNBC, a glimpse of an alternate reality...
By
Thomas Brown
,Posted 06/22/2010
News Headlines
Bloomberg:
Yields Falling to ’04 Levels Spark Busiest July: Credit Markets
U.S. corporate bond sales soared 31 percent this month, the busiest July on record, as yields fell to the lowest in more than ...
Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal:
U.S. Bank takes 9.5% stake in Nuveen
U.S. Bancorp has reached a deal to turn over the long-term asset management business of its FAF Advisors subsidiary to Nuveen Investments. Read more: U.S. Bank takes 9.5% stake in Nuveen - Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal ...
TheStreet.com:
Sallie Mae's Options May Be Limited
SLM Corp.(SLM), better known as Sallie Mae, is apparently considering both. The student lender is reportedly mulling its strategic options with several media reports saying ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Banker bitten by bad real estate bets
There was the chef who formerly worked for the British royal family. The yacht and South Georgia hunting plantation. ...
Washington Post:
Small, midsize U.S. banks need to raise more capital, IMF financial study finds
The U.S. financial system remains under stress, with small and midsize banks in particular potentially needing to raise more capital, according ...
New York Times:
New Restrictions Placed on Debt Settlement Companies
The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday announced restrictions on companies that purport to help borrowers get rid of crippling amounts ...
Dallas Morning News :
SEC accuses Sam, Charles Wyly of secrecy, insider trading
Dallas tycoons Sam and Charles Wyly reaped more than a half-billion dollars while breaking federal securities laws over a 13-year period, the Securities and Exchange ...
Boston Globe:
Homeowners, renters may get more help
Legislation would increase protections against foreclosures ...
Bloomberg:
Cuomo Said to Subpoena Genworth, Unum as Insurer Probe Widens
New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo subpoenaed Genworth Financial Inc., Unum Group and an insurer acquired by ...
Wall Street Journal ($):
Citi Pays for Subprime Feint
Securities regulators charged Citigroup Inc. with misleading investors by failing to disclose $40 billion in risky mortgage assets that ...
Quick Takes
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THIS JUST IN FROM DEPT. OF INEVITABILITY
You don’t say: the Fed’s making money on its Maiden Lane portfolios. . . .
Posted Today 11:10 AM By Matt Stichnoth
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PAULSON ON THE GSE'S: MEND 'EM, DON'T END 'EM
Most noteworthy paragraph in Hank Paulson's op-ed, in today’s Washington Post, on what should be done with the GSEs: The GSEs are providing
Posted Today 10:02 AM By Matt Stichnoth
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HOW DO YOU MAKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S MOST INCOMPETENT REGULATOR EVEN BETTER?
Dodd-Frank surprise of the day: The S.E.C. is given some exemptions from Freedom of Information Act requests. . . .
Posted 07/29/2010 11:52 AM By Matt Stichnoth
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BUT WE TRIED THIS ONCE. IT DIDN'T WORK.
In Phoenix, Freddie Mac moves to clear some inventory: FREDDIE MAC TO AUCTION OFF FORECLOSED PHOENIX HOUSES Prospective buyers trying to ...
Posted 07/29/2010 11:34 AM By Matt Stichnoth
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ALSO, GOLF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS. HE LOVES GOLF EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS
Corporate executives don’t trust President Obama. Fareed Zakaria counts the ways why: Most of the business leaders I spoke to had voted for Barack...
Posted 07/28/2010 12:37 PM By Matt Stichnoth
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THIS IS ONE OF TIMES WHEN VIKRAM PANDIT WOULD RATHER BE LUCKY THAN GOOD
Who knew? It turns out Citi timed its Phibro sale pretty darn well: [D]id Citi sell Phibro, its famed, profit-making commodity’s trading unit, in...
Posted 07/28/2010 12:05 PM By Matt Stichnoth
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THE MORE HE TALKS, THE FARTHER DOWN HE SINKS
In Gallup’s survey of Americans’ confidence in the country’s major institutions, out last week, which institution fell by the most? The presidency. In...
Posted 07/26/2010 2:54 PM By Matt Stichnoth
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