Fri 2009-05-08 00:00 EDT

Rebuttal To Mish: FRL - The Market Ticker

fractional reserve lending defended against claim of fraudulence; ``So long as the bank never lends out more unsecured than it has in excess capital, there has been no fraud. The instant the bank does so, it has committed fraud.'' ``Our failure is regulatory. It is against the law to commit fraud and yet we have refused to prosecute those who have claimed to be solvent when they are not. ''

FRL; Market Ticker; Mish; Rebuttal.

Thu 2009-05-07 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: Now It's Official: Securities Industry Regulator Takes Care of Self, Not Investors

non-governmental regulator Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) pre-sold auction rate securities shortly before bottom fell out; current SEC head Mary Schapiro formerly FINRA head

Investors; naked capitalism; officials; Securities Industry Regulator Takes Care; Self.

Tue 2009-04-21 00:00 EDT

Followup: Reserve Banking - The Market Ticker

defending fractional reserve lending; ``leverage limits prevent excessive expansion of credit without interfering with the intermediation function''; propose to set regulatory capital limits as the inverse of leverage; transparency of asset valuations

followup; Market Ticker; Reserve banks.

Tue 2008-07-08 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: Indymac Death Watch: Comment from Reader Steve on Regulatory Intervention

"capital starvation and deflating assets is a general condition"

Comments; Indymac Death Watch; naked capitalism; reader Steve; Regulatory Intervention.

Fri 2008-06-20 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: On the MBIA, Ambac Downgrades; Regulatory Comments on MBIA

Ambac Downgrade; MBIA; naked capitalism; Regulatory Comments.

Thu 2008-06-05 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: Regulatory Reform Idea: Raise the Minders' Compensation

compensation; minders; naked capitalism; raised; Regulatory Reform Idea.

Fri 2008-05-30 00:00 EDT

Foreclosure Phil

by David Corn; McCain economic advisor, anti-regulatory crusader, former Senator Phil Gramm helped enable subprime debacle

Foreclosure Phil.

Wed 2008-05-14 00:00 EDT

naked capitalism: Jim Hamilton Scolds Bernanke for Regulatory Neglect

calling for margin requirements on OTC derivative positions

Jim Hamilton Scolds Bernanke; naked capitalism; Regulatory Neglect.

Tue 2008-04-01 00:00 EDT

Financial Meltdown: U.S. Treasury Regulatory Reform Proposals: Hapless, Helpless, Hopeless

by Richard C. Cook, Global Research

financial meltdown; hapless; helpless; hopelessly; U.S. Treasury Regulatory Reform Proposals.

Wed 2008-03-26 00:00 EDT

CQ Politics | Bear Stearns Deal Draws Senate Scrutiny, Regulatory Questions

Bear Stearns Deal Draws Senate Scrutiny; CQ Politics; regulatory Questions.

Tue 2008-03-11 00:00 EDT

The Current Financial Challenges: Policy and Regulatory Implications - Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Timothy Geithner, Remarks at the Council on Foreign Relations Corporate Conference 2008

current financial challenges; Federal Reserve Bank; New York; policies; Regulatory Implications.

Fri 2007-11-09 00:00 EST

Calculated Risk: WaMu and The Rep War

by Tanta: "outsourcing regulatory liability to a third party bag-holder and doing business on a representation and warranty basis without pre-sale due diligence" are mortgage industry lynch-pins

Calculated Risk; Rep War; WaMu.

Sun 2007-09-23 00:00 EDT

FNM: Message Board for Fannie Mae - InvestorVillage

Fannie Mae - Goldmans Quasi-Monopoly Earnings Report - FNM - InvestorVillage; Goldman-Sachs alumni running government, regulatory agencies

Fannie Mae; FNM; InvestorVillage; messaging board.

Fri 2007-09-07 00:00 EDT

Econbrowser: Borrowing short and lending long

by James Hamilton; new bank-like institutions have evolved outside existing regulatory structures, issuing commercial paper and buying securitized debt

borrowers Short; Econbrowser; lend long.

Sun 2007-02-18 00:00 EST

The Oil Drum: Canada | Anaerobic Digestion (AD) in Ontario -- A Regulatory Obstacle Course

The Oil Drum: Canada | Anaerobic Digestion (AD) in Ontario - A Regulatory Obstacle Course

ads; anaerobic digestion; Canada; Oil Drum; Ontario; Regulatory Obstacle Course.

Sat 2007-01-13 00:00 EST

Public Citizen | Eye on Dudley - Eye on Dudley

Public Citizen | Eye on Dudley -- Susann Dudley, industry-funded anti-regulatory advocate, Bush nominee for regulary czar

Dudley; eye; Public Citizen.