banking issues

Can't be done, apparently. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26248396 I can't see any path that would allow this to be resolved, given the deeply confrontational nature of US politics.

I was pleased to read an excellent article by Liam Halligan in the Telegraph today, about the 'real' problem in Europe. While the focus of the media is on the potential break-up of the Euro and the plausibility of various bailout packages, very few commentators have had the guts to tackle the...

So my son is now starting to get the credit card offers, he got his BS in math last spring. One in particular that came a few days ago really irked me. Instead of clearly stating it is a credit card application, it has the university's logo on it and on the letterhead. It says "activate your...

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7361572n Looks like the banks slipped up and tried to foreclose on someone who trains FBI agents and investigates document forgery as their day job. Oops! Kudos to CBS for giving a damn what Wall Street is doing on both sides of closed doors.

The Dylan Ratigan Show, In America Today: "...getting closer to fully exposing the greatest con and the cover-up in the history of this country. It involves our banks, the Federal Reserve, our Congress, and, of course, you and me." - ppkniGDDSV4

ZH and, you know, all of that crowd of sites are saying that the house may be trying to override Obama's veto of the notarization act tomorrow(today). http://www.zerohedge.com/article/4closurefraud-action-alert-%E2%80%93-it%E2%80%99s-back-hr-3808-interstate-recognition-notarization-act-2010 No...

This is a vote-winner in the UK: Banks hit by 50% tax on bonus payouts Darling unveils super-tax plans for bankers' bonuses No response yet on whether the Tories would keep it, though they are very likely to. Darling believes it may raise GBP 0.5 billion. I think it is smart ("rebuild...

Cry me a river. And explain to me why the taxpayers should be on the hook for one damned penny.

Link Dang - the IRS is going to cut my taxes if I buy a house that the bank is looking to unload for whatever it can get, in a market where house prices are already a lot lower than they were a year ago? Buy a house, rent it out, get a tax break. Might as well do it, 'cuz the taxpayers are...