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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Federal Reserve Bank Director's Conflict of Interest Faux Pas or Breach of Fiduciary Duty to the Public?

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Last week, the Federal Reserve Board announced revisions to the policy governing eligibility, qualifications, and rotation for directors of ...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Something to be Thankful for: The Kanjorski Amendment?

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Ok, I admit I am a super-nerd on corporate governance and financial regulation. After all, compared to good health, family and friends, an A...
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

NASAA Enters into Historic $61 Billion Auction Rate Securities Series of Settlements with Financial Services Institutions

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The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has reached settlements with more than a dozen financial services institut...
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Clearing Over-The-Counter Derivatives

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Lost within the historical health care reform debate on Capital Hill is the quiet work in both the Senate and the House of Representatives w...
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Midwestern People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference Announcement

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It is my pleasure to announce that the Midwestern People of Color ("MWPOC") Legal Scholarship Conference will be held in Chicago, ...
Friday, November 20, 2009

The Trickle Down Bailout, Foreclosures and Communities of Color

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The chart at left shows the soaring delinquency rate for all mortgages in the US released yesterday by the Mortgage Bankers Association for ...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Prof. Christopher Peterson on Fannie, Freddie: "Suckers"

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Professor Christopher Peterson has a new article out entitled: " Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Home Foreclosure Crisis . " Here...
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Saturday, November 14, 2009

Two More Bernie Madoff Associates Arrested And Charged With Fraud

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Bernie Madoff is in jail for 150 years for pulling off one of the most massive Ponzi schemes in history. One thing is certain: Bernie Madof...

Fed's Lose Major Subprime Fraud Case: Bear Stearns Hedge Fund Managers Acquitted

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On Tuesday of this week, the Department of Justice suffered a major set-back in the first trial stemming from the subprime and financial mar...
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Friday, November 13, 2009

Seriously?

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The Wall Street Journal and New York Times both reported this week that current A.I.G. Chief Executive Officer Robert Benmosche is loudly ...
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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Business-Related Changes During the First Few Months of Obama's Tenure

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Business-Related Changes During the First Few Months of Obama’s Tenure On October 20th, 2009, President Obama came to New York City whe...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Fannie & Freddie: Conservative Mythology II

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Controversy continues to swirl regarding the role of Fannie and Freddie in the subprime crisis. My thesis has been that most of those blamin...
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Monday, November 9, 2009

Ex-AIG Chief is Back

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Former deposed American International Group (AIG) CEO, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, has recently reemerged on Wall Street quietly bu...
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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Fannie, Freddie and the CRA: A Case of Conservative Mythology

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I do not always agree with the Heritage Foundation, but I want to applaud their recent backgrounder Understanding the Great Global Contagion...
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Friday, November 6, 2009

CEO Primacy and Unemployment

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The new jobs report came out this morning and its very disconcerting. The headline unemployment number jumped to a 26 year high of 10.2%. I...
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