If you've been tuning out the Euro situation, despite Gelpern's periodic updates, … [Read more...]
Why Housing?
Susan Wachter and I have a new paper out, entitled Why Housing? The paper is a critical review of … [Read more...]
Bank of America Hasn’t Modified Any Mortgages So Far Under Fraudclosure Settlement
Bank of America hasn’t modified any mortgages so far under settlement Bank of America Corp … [Read more...]
Prince Harry Offered Partner Position at Goldman Sachs
Prince Harry Offered Partner Position at Goldman Sachs By Janet Tavakoli President, Tavakoli … [Read more...]
Why No Prosecutions
The NYTimes had a very good editorial today bemoaning, with resignation, that there will not be any … [Read more...]
Do Your Research, Ezra Klein!
Ezra Klein has joined the melee over the Obama Administration's housing policy failure with an … [Read more...]
Zywicki’s Interchange Settlement Balderdash
I was really hoping that I would be able to go at least a year without having to call Todd Zywicki … [Read more...]
Zywicki’s Interchange Settlement Balderdash
I was really hoping that I would be able to go at least a year without having to call Todd Zywicki … [Read more...]
The Interchange Settlement
Moved to top from 8/15. I've held my tongue for a while on the proposed class settlement in … [Read more...]
When Stone Is Dust and Only Air Remains
Some thoughts on customer protection at brokerages, following MF Global, over at DealBook. … [Read more...]
The Tenuous Case for Swaps Clearinghouses
I've got a new short article out about swaps clearinghouses. It's a response piece to an … [Read more...]
Bill Black vs Goldman Sachs Apologists (VIDEO)
~ 4closureFraud.org TweetRelated posts: Federal Reserve Board announces a formal enforcement action … [Read more...]
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About CDOs (But Were Afraid to Ask)
Bill Bratton and I have a new paper out, called A Transactional Genealogy of Scandal: from Michael … [Read more...]
U.S. Banks Told to Make Plans for Preventing Collapse
EXCLUSIVE-U.S. banks told to make plans for preventing collapse * Regulators asked five big banks to … [Read more...]
DebtRank: Too Central to Fail? Financial Networks, the FED and Systemic Risk
DebtRank: Too Central to Fail? Financial Networks, the FED and Systemic Risk Systemic risk, here … [Read more...]
As Libor Fault-Finding Grows, It Is Now Every Bank for Itself
As Libor Fault-Finding Grows, It Is Now Every Bank for Itself Major banks, which often band together … [Read more...]
As Libor Fault-Finding Grows, It Is Now Every Bank for Itself
As Libor Fault-Finding Grows, It Is Now Every Bank for Itself Major banks, which often band together … [Read more...]
As Libor Fault-Finding Grows, It Is Now Every Bank for Itself
As Libor Fault-Finding Grows, It Is Now Every Bank for Itself Major banks, which often band together … [Read more...]
AALS Call for Papers: Securities Regulation, Financial Institutions & Consumer Financial Services
Hello Scholars! The AALS Section on Securities Regulation and the Section of Financial Institutions … [Read more...]
Team Tim v. Team Neal on the Financial Crisis
Matthew Yglesias has a fantastic piece about the Barofsky-Geithner proxy debate on the financial … [Read more...]
GAO REPORT | MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES – Regulatory Oversight of Compliance with Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Sucks
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURES – Regulatory Oversight of Compliance with Servicemembers Civil Relief … [Read more...]
LIBOR Scandal Is “Huge”: Eliot Spitzer (VIDEO)
The LIBOR scandal that has engulfed London’s financial and political elites is entering its … [Read more...]
Scott Stafne for Washington State Supreme Court – A Mandelman Matters Podcast
Attorney Scott Stafne is running for a seat on the State Supreme Court in the State of Washington. … [Read more...]
Location, location, location: ATM Fee Disclosure Edition
The number one agenda item for small banks is to repeal the physical, on-machine disclosure … [Read more...]