Barney Frank
Barney Frank Takes Delorian Back To 2002
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/23/2009 00:21 -0500In yet another piece of revisionist brilliance, the pillar of intellectual fortitude formerly known as Barney Frank has passed legislation that will.... lower credit card interest rates.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this horrific deja vu is truly a massive glitch in the administration's matrix. Let's recap:
1) ZIRP (that's Zero Interest Rate Policy for you lucky souls who do not know this acronym)... yes, not even Greenspan sunk so low
2) Promotion of rampant TALFage, aka securitization
Barney Frank Declares War On Moody's
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/08/2009 19:24 -0500This one is looney tunes prime time material. Populist champion for the people, Barney Frank who earlier started war on mark-to-market and republicans, has added a new front to his offensive: Moody's rating agency.
Barney Frank Declares All Out War On Republicans
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/03/2009 15:16 -0500
Earlier Barney started war on Mark To Market. Now he is expanding to two fronts, crossing the Volga river deep into republican territory. Just want to pointed out that the whole two-front thing did not work out too well for Germany.
For astute readers, the challenge is to spot the 10 occurrences of hypocricy in the Chairman's most recent populist missive.
Barney Frank Applauds FASB's Murder Of MTM
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/03/2009 12:02 -0500A letter sent out by the House Committee on Financial Services. Presented without comment.
Frank Statement on FASB Ruling on Mark-to-Market
Washington, DC – House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-MA) today issued the following statement on the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s ruling on mark-to-market accounting:
Barney Frank Seeks Antidote To Republican Amnesia
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/12/2009 21:22 -0500Or such is the title of the letter just sent out by the House Committee on Financial Services in which the Democrat-GOP squabbles take on a new and heated flair, compliments of Barney. Seems the purpose for the letter is borne out of criticisms of Frank that he personally did not pass any legislation to regulate Fannie and Freddie until 2007, his claims in 2003 that FNM and FRE were not in crisis, and his lack of attempts to restrict subprime lending between 1994 and 2007.
Barney Frank Demands Immediate Repayment Of Northern Trust Boondoggle Money
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/24/2009 20:53 -0500Northern Trust is the latest bank to suffer populist anger, choreographed courtesy of Barney Frank, after it was disclosed that they had some serious fun at the taxpayer's expense last week. TMZ via Dealbreaker gave a blow by blow of the festivities that Northern Trust Employees partook in, which included:
