What’s In Your Bank?
October 6, 2013
In one of the most insightful articles I’ve read about Big Banks from the Great Depression to the present, authors Frank Partnoy and Jesse Eisinger,
In one of the most insightful articles I’ve read about Big Banks from the Great Depression to the present, authors Frank Partnoy and Jesse Eisinger,
OK, we’ve made it through the first half of 2013. We now have six months’ of foreclosure statistics. I posted the first quarter stats for
“More and more leverage in the system, The whole building is about to collapse anytime now…Only potential survivor, the fabulous Fab…standing in the middle of
“Waaaaaa” It’s no secret that I have little sympathy for Standard and Poors and the other ratings agencies. Like carnival barkers at the securitization circus,
Background. The Big Banks, their excesses, and the stories of their rapacious greed, are slowly receding into the rearview mirror of memory, like an Elm
“Those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.” Adapted from quote by George Santayana (1863-1952) Well, well, well. According to a recent article in Bloomberg.com,
“To be forewarned is to be forearmed.” The term “deficiency” arises in the context of a borrower’s default to their lender. It refers to the
Following a rough and tumble year in the banking industry, Belial Bank’s feckless fearless leader, B.L. Zebub, believes it is high time to bring some
“I don’t care about being strong; I just want to look strong.” [Heard in the gym from a steroid-infused bodybuilder] This statement could have
This is the second installment of my article looking back over the past five years at Portland housing statistics. Part One examined the real reason
