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The Beginnings of Overreach at the CFPB
Whatever happened to personal responsibility?...
By Thomas Brown,Posted 05/17/2013
Charlie Gasparino's Content-Free Content
It's just like a real news story, except without any real, verfiable facts....
By Thomas Brown,Posted 05/15/2013
Enough With the Proxy Advisor Kabuki
Splitting the CEO's and chairman's roles at JPM is a nutty idea. Why does anyone listen to governance "experts'?...
By Thomas Brown,Posted 05/10/2013
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More Capital Won't Solve the Problem
Recent bank-reform proposals are beside the point. Inadequate liquidity is the problem, not capital....
By Thomas Brown,Posted 05/08/2013
It's CEO-Letter Time
An often overlooked part of annual reports can sometimes tell you a lot. Our favorites so far. ...
By Thomas Brown,Posted 04/30/2013
The Myth of the Too-Big-Too-Fail Subsidy
It should show up as a lower cost of funds for the big banks--but does not...
By Thomas Brown,Posted 04/25/2013
Ed Crutchfield a Visionary? Are You Kidding?
The people in Charlotte have had a little too much Kool-Aid...
By Thomas Brown,Posted 04/23/2013
South Florida Sun-Sentinel : Zillow: South Florida homebuyers break even in 2 years Buying a home in South Florida is more affordable than renting after only two years, according to Zillow.com. ...
N.Y. Post: Kicking the habit Banks look to cut back on Bloomberg features ...
Crain's Chicago Business: Fifth Third expects Chicago to be top market Don't count Fifth Third Bank among the out-of-town banks reducing their footprint in Chicago. ...
N.Y. Post: Heavy hitters lining up behind Dimon Jamie Dimon has a message for his critics: Don’t bank on it. ...
Bloomberg: Wall Street Wins Rollback in Dodd-Frank Swap-Trade Rules JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM)., Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS). and the world’s largest banks won rollbacks in final Dodd-Frank Act rules ...
Washington Post: GOP lawmakers press Agency is considering a petition that would require publicly traded companies to disclose their political contributions. ...
Washington Post: Fed officials differ on direction of recovery Some want to end stimulus programs now; others would wait. ...
New York Times: Investor Aiming for the Top, Again  Fred Eckert was once a star at Goldman Sachs, but by 2011 he was bankrupt, divorced and ...
Reuters: US Midwest farmland values up 15 pct in 1st quarter -Chicago Fed Farmland prices in the U.S. Midwest Corn Belt states rose 15 percent in the first quarter from the year before as demand for land ...
Bloomberg: Berkshire Cut to AA by S&P as Ratings Firm Revises Criteria Warren Buffett’s Berkshire (BRK/A) Hathaway Inc. had its credit grade lowered one level by Standard & Poor’s after the ...
CALIF. BORROWER ANGLES FOR FORECLOSURE HAT TRICK
It seems like old times ($): “I think now is the perfect time to actually buy a home,” said Donald Crabb, a 50-year-old longshoreman from Fontan...
Posted 04/24/2013 11:15 AM By Matt Stichnoth More>>
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The bill is so anti-American as to have one think it was being written by
Posted 04/09/2013 3:10 PM By Matt Stichnoth More>>
LIZ WARREN'S $22 MINIMUM WAGE ISN'T JUST A BAD IDEA, IT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA
I see that Elizabeth Warren seems to think the minimum wage should be tied to productivity growth and that, if it had been back in 1960 or so, the rat...
Posted 03/19/2013 11:56 AM By Matt Stichnoth More>>
NYT: JPM BOARD NOT HAPPY WITH HOW JAMIE HANDLED LONDON WHALE. DUH.
DealBook thinks it sees the beginnings of a boardroom revolt at JPMorgan: [A] small fraction of the 11-member board is unhappy with Mr. Dimon, acc...
Posted 03/18/2013 3:26 PM By Matt Stichnoth More>>
WASHINGTON HAS-BEENS RECOMMEND WINDING DOWN GSES AND REPLACING THEM WITH GUARANTEE PROGRAM. GOOD IDEA.
Something called the Bipartisan Policy Center—basically a bunch of ex-Senators—has issued a report on what the government should do about
Posted 02/26/2013 11:52 AM By Matt Stichnoth More>>
SOME INDUSTRIES REALLY ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS
This seems wrong-headed in a very basic way: . . . There is a pervasive myth that banks are different -- special, somehow -- from all other com...
Posted 02/04/2013 3:16 PM By Matt Stichnoth More>>
YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK: SUBPRIME-LENDING DIVISION
Reminder: subprime mortgage lending is alive and well, thanks to the federal government: According to Pinto, the FHA charges the same premium f...
Posted 02/04/2013 3:00 PM By Matt Stichnoth More>>
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