Banking Industry Insiders Call for Breaking Up Giant Banks by George Washington - Apr 7, 2010 5:25 pm Even folks inside the belly of the beast think they should be broken up ...
Rental Prices: Up Or Down? by George Washington - Apr 5, 2010 11:08 pm There are many factors which affect rental prices, including: (1) the general health of the economy; (2) demographics; (3) housing strength; (4) population growth; (5) migration patterns; and (6) wealth distribution.
Proof that Regulators Knew of and Allowed Debt-Hiding Accounting Tricks Like Lehman's Repo 105 by George Washington - Apr 5, 2010 1:05 pm Of course they knew ...
“We Are in a Cabal... Five or Six Players ... Own the Regulatory Apparatus. Everybody Is Afraid to Regulate Them" by George Washington - Apr 1, 2010 8:59 pm I'm not against derivatives - including credit default swaps. But keeping them secret and hidden is a recipe for disaster ...
Geithner: Pickpocketing Trillions from the People to Give to the Oligarchy Was "Deeply Unfair", But We ... Um ... Had To by George Washington - Apr 1, 2010 4:43 pm Isn't that like Charles Manson saying murder is "deeply unfair"?
Blogs Are Useful to the Extent They Provide Information, Hope and Suggestions for Concrete Action by George Washington - Apr 1, 2010 12:45 pm What makes blogs useful? How can we make them more useful? Part 2 of 2.
Blogs: Crucial or a Waste of Time? by George Washington - Mar 31, 2010 1:56 pm Is blogging making any real difference? Are bloggers turning the tide, or howling into the wind?
Dodd's Financial "Reform" Bill Is Nothing but a Placebo for a Very Sick Economy by George Washington - Mar 30, 2010 2:07 am It's got a reassuring name and a nice, sugary taste ... but there's no real medicine in it.
Greenspan: The Financial Crisis Was Caused By A 'Once-In-A-Century' Event • Taleb: Any Pilot Who Doesn't Know About Storms Shouldn't Be In the Cockpit by George Washington - Mar 26, 2010 6:03 pm Taleb, FTW...
The Case for Buying Foreign Bonds from Low-Deficit Countries by George Washington - Mar 26, 2010 1:52 pm Germany, Canada, Latin America, Asia ...
Theme of the Day: Massive Deficits, Debt Overhang and Rising Bond Yields by George Washington - Mar 26, 2010 11:54 am D'oh!
"In 2009, 45 Percent of Banks with Assets Under $1 Billion Increased Their Business Lending" by George Washington - Mar 25, 2010 3:04 pm The small banks will lend, if we just stop the too big to fails from stifling competition ...
Federal Housing Administration Head: "We Are At The Point Right Now Where No One Trusts the American Housing Finance System" by George Washington - Mar 24, 2010 12:29 am But NO ...
72% of Democrats, 84% of Republicans and 80% of Independents Think the Economy Could Collapse by George Washington - Mar 23, 2010 4:48 pm Ummm ... it already has ...