Wednesday Links (30 Articles, September 2, 2009)
Raft Of FDIC Deals Puts Taxpayers On Hook
Fannie & Freddie To Be Broken Up?
Wall Street's Stealth Derivatives Lobby
Ron Paul Has A Commitment From Barney Frank On HR 1207
FASB Wants More Disclosure On Illiquid Assets
Inside Paulson Inside The Crisis
Bailout Profits?: Huh! Don't Make Me Laugh
Sheila Bair NYT Editorial: The Case Against A Super Regulator
Checkmate For A Wall Street Wizard: The Fall Of Chris Flowers
THE NEW BOURBONS: PRAVDA EDITORIAL ON THE U.S.
Eliot Spitzer Eyeing A Return To Politics
Wells Fargo To Repay TARP Without Raising New Equity
HARRY MARKOPOLOUS: SCANDAL BIGGER THAN MADOFF COMING IN DERIVATIVES
Roubini: China Won't Drive World Out Of Recession
A New Idea From The French: A Stupidity Tax For Shipping
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Sep 2, 2009 at 3:58 AM
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http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-dc-rum,0,2990962.story
Sheila Bair goes on the attack again
http://www.thedeal.com/dealscape/2009/09/sheila_bair_goes_on_the_attack.php
Rich Rodriguez sued; advisor says coach is victim of Ponzi scheme
http://www.detnews.com/article/20090901/SPORTS0201/909010410/1131/Rich-Rodriguez-sued--adviser-says-coach-is-victim-of-Ponzi-scheme
Loan Sharks Circle Credit-Starved Consumers
Illicit Operators Feed on Desperate Borrowers Who Gorged During Debt Boom; a 2,437% Interest Rate in Britain
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125175126871273709.html
SEC Head Warns Against Broker Bonuses
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/08/31/business/AP-US-SEC-Broker-Bonuses.html?_r=2&dbk
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=auGWGWlnohNo
Madoff Liquidator May ‘Claw Back’ Charities’ Profits
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601109&sid=azCKA1yuc6sg
BofA Seeks to Repay a Portion of Bailout
Bank Also Wants to Shelve Tentative Loan-Protection Deal as It Moves to Lessen Government Role
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125176546582274505.html
AIG’s Benmosche Says Cuomo’s Bonus Tactics ‘Unbelievably Wrong’
http://bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aql08HsdehF8
AIG CEO regrets sharp criticism of Cuomo
http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE5803AQ20090901?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0
http://www.cnbc.com/id/32653563
Time to get tough with AIG
http://blogs.reuters.com/commentaries/2009/08/28/time-to-get-tough-with-aig/?p=3251?tempedition=debatehub
Moodys: Default Rates Lower Than Expected
http://falkenblog.blogspot.com/2009/08/default-rates-lower-than-expected.html
Bond Market Thinks The Stock Market Is Nuts
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=andFYiJJuBvw
Madoff account netted J.P. Morgan $483M
http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20090826/FREE/908269991
Leibovitz’s $40 Million Astor Barns, Townhouses Might Ease Debt
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=ae3DhoSniEvo