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- The Fed Bailout: Beware the Moral Hazard
- The Fed Bailout: Beware the Moral HazardIts EasierNot sure where the moral issue comes in? Remember the Federal Reserve is not a governmental institution, but a bank cartel. They have no concern for using the US government funds tax dollars to bail out incompetent banks management. The...
- Discussion threads 2008-03-17
- Meltdown Monday 2.0: A Roundup
- Listening to both the media and the person on the street, it seems that the financial meltdown not only has us royally screwed, but maybe even biblically so. Take, for example, my barber, who works on the busiest street in one of the busiest financial districts in one of the...
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- Fed Bailout Rejected, Now What's Going To Happen?
- Fed Bailout Rejected, Now What's Going To Happen?RE: Fed Bailout Rejected, Now What's Going To Happen?bailout was obviously a poor idea, you cannot spoon feed corporates who cannot look after themselves. They pay fancy salaries to their talentless managers & ceo's & if this is what they stand for they...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
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- First Bank & Trust Refuses Fed Bailout
- The way major financial institutions are feasting on taxpayer-backed bailouts, you'd think every bank in this country has on the feed bag. Not true. Just north of Chicago, dwelling in the People's Republic of Evanston, is First Bank & Trust -- a 13-year-old community...
- Blog posts 2008-11-30
- Regional, Small Banks Feeling Fed Bailout Pain
- The federal takeover of home mortgage lenders Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae is prompting banks nationwide to mull over their own rescue plans. Many banks own common or preferred stock in the two government-sponsored agencies while a handful “have holdings that are significant,†according to a Sept....
- Blog posts 2008-09-09
- Fed Bailout Rejected, Now What's Going To Happen?
- The ultimate fate of the proposed $700 billion economic bailout is up in the air, but one thing is certain: Never underestimate the anger of the American people. The bailout, which failed to pass the House of Representatives today, is deeply unpopular with many taxpayers. Even after...
- Blog posts 2008-09-29
- The Fed Bailout: Beware the Moral Hazard
- The Federal Reserve's decision to pump $200 billion into the hands of American banks deserves a cautionary yellow-flag. The Fed is clearly putting taxpayer dollars at risk by allowing the banks to trade their funny money mortgage-related instruments for Treasury bonds and bills. The banks don't know...
- Blog posts 2008-03-12
- Fed bailout tackles contractor conflicts, tranche wars
- The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, often called the "bailout bill," establishes the federal Troubled Asset Relief Program. The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to buy or insure up to $700 billion of residential and commercial mortgage loans, mortgage backed securities, and other related assets, originated before March...
- Research articles 2008-10-15
- How the Credit Rating Agencies Engineered the Goldman Sachs Bailout [Goldman Project]
- Last year's financial collapse was made possible by the greed and incompetence of credit rating agencies, who got paid to lie about the value of subprime debt. It turns out they were responsible for the Goldman Sachs bailout, too. When AIG was bailed out to the tune...
- News items 2009-11-17
- The Real Price of Life in Bailout Nation
- Author and popular blogger Barry Ritholtz blasts Uncle Sam's massive economic intervention and warns that the cure for recession could be worse than the disease. What is the most common misconception about the crisis? That this was a perfect storm of...
- Articles 2009-05-29
- AIG Bailout Is Both Criticized and Justified by TARP Report
- Congress, journalists and former American International Group CEO Hank Greenberg all agree that the November 2008 deal between the New York Federal Reserve and AIG's creditors was sleazy or just plain stupid. Now the special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, Neil Barofsky, has weighed in with his report. It both...
- Blog posts 2009-11-17
- NY Fed Failed to Negotiate AIG Concessions
- By David LawderWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York used a weak negotiating strategy that failed to wring concessions from AIG trading partners last year, allowing them to reap nearly $30 billion in payments from U.S. taxpayers, a government audit report said on Monday.The New York Fed...
- News items 2009-11-17
- Fed's Bernanke Bets Big On New 'Confidence' Game
- If you thought the federal government's $700 billion economic recovery plan was a huge gamble, then hang on. You ain't seen nothing yet. In a dramatic move aimed at breaking the credit crunch, the Federal Reserve is essentially agreeing to lend short-term money to major corporations -- a move that could also...
- Blog posts 2008-10-07
- With $5B Goldman Play, Buffett Banks on Fed's Bailout
- With his $5 billion investment in Goldman Sachs, super-investor Warren Buffett is betting the proposed $700 billion economic bailout package, now being hotly debated before Congress, will soon pass without any major changes or restrictions. Once the proposed bailout legislation is law, the U.S. government becomes the ultimate buyer of bad...
- Blog posts 2008-09-24
- Executive Compensation: Why the Fed Should Steer Clear of Banker Pay
- The Fed is proposing to get involved in overseeing pay at the nation's banks in order to reduce risk in the financial system. But executive pay isn't really the right issue to focus on. Feinberg’s proposals to shift a portion of executive salaries into stock options that would...
- Articles 2009-10-06
- Despite $143 Billion Bailout, AIG May Be Tottering Towards Collapse
- Despite a $143 billion federal rescue effort, American International Group seems to be tottering towards collapse. The giant insurer is quickly running through Federal Reserve lending and key executives are jumping ship, leaving some experts to wonder if bankruptcy might have been a better alternative. Claiming to be...
- Blog posts 2008-11-03
- Bailout Impact on Banking Fees for Consumers: Will Fees Rise as They Did after the S&L Bailout?
- Economist Specializing in Bank Fees Urges Fed Monitoring Be Included in Pending Legislation: Available for Comment Now Moebs Services: WHAT: Will financial institutions pass the bailout costs on to consumers, beyond taxes? Will legislation to be passed this week by Congress include watchdog efforts to protect the consumer?...
- Research articles 2008-09-25
- WSJ: Commercial Property Investors Seek Bailout
- From the WSJ: Developers Ask U.S. for Bailout as Massive Debt Looms With a record amount of commercial real-estate debt coming due, some of the country's biggest property developers have become the latest to go hat-in-hand to the government for assistance.They're warning policymakers that thousands of office complexes, hotels, shopping...
- News items 2009-08-07
- Fed's Reworked Bailout Plan: A Gift That Keeps Giving?
- The proposed economic "recovery" plan is starting to resemble a Christmas tree as lawmakers rush to hang shiny new ornaments on the controversial legislation that's now before Congress. Earlier this week, a stripped-down version of the proposed $700 billion bill failed to pass the U.S. House of Representatives by 12 votes, a move that...
- Blog posts 2008-10-01
- Financial Roundup: GMAC Gets Bailout, AIG Dumps Derivatives, Banks Need Help for TARP Aid, FASB Gives Fair Value Break
- Merry Christmas, GMAC! -- The financial arm of General Motors, GMAC Financial, got a big present Christmas Eve when the Federal Reserve allowed it to become a bank holding company. Doing so lets GMAC apply for the $700 billion bailout program and perhaps avoid bankruptcy. [Source: The Associated Press] ...
- Blog posts 2008-12-26
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