It’s a Lot Worse Than It Looks
Let's start with the overall stress level of the US banking industry in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to...
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Facebook; A Scammers Utopia
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Speaker Expert You on Facebook? If you aren't today, you probably will eventually be. Facebook is...
A-Rod Needs a New Bank
It is a swing and a miss for Bank of America. BofA has halted its pursuit of the New York...
Lewis Gets Flak from Public for Flying Private
If you are going to take TARP money and need to testify before the New York State attorney general for...
Sing It with Me: This Bank Is My Bank, This Bank Is Your Bank
... From California to the New York island ... It's catchy, no? Well, now that we own Citigroup of America,...
That Flushing Sound You Hear Is the Economy
From the WSJ: Gross domestic product decreased at a seasonally adjusted 6.2% annual rate October through December, the Commerce Department...
$26.2 Billion Problems
From the FDIC: Commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation reported a net loss of...
Lessons in Marketing by Barney Frank
I really try hard not to throw around my opinions about the current economic problems. There are already plenty of...
Regulator WTF?!?
From the Federal Reserve: Agencies to begin forward-looking economic assessments The federal bank regulatory agencies announced today that they will...
Victims of Identity Theft May Be Granted Bill of Rights
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Speaker When victims of identity theft come forward, they often call their bank first. Bankers are...
