Loan performance data show the entire case against GSE underwriting standards, and their role in the financial crisis, is based on social stereotyping, smoke and... Read More
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The latest monthly reports from credit card issuers provide more evidence that loss rates will stay abnormally low longer than thought just a few months ago.
Margin compression once again overpowered loan growth in the first quarter, sapping banks’ traditional source of revenue.
In three years of “say-on-pay” votes since Dodd-Frank, investors have widely acquiesced to double-digit increases in bank executive compensation.
Small banks’ perch in small-business lending is being steadily eroded by large, credit-card issuing competitors.
Many financial A-listers have either written books about the financial crisis or are working on them. Among the most recent to announce: Timothy Geithner, who stepped down as Treasury Secretary in January. Following are some notable examples of those taking a crack at writing first drafts of financial crisis history. (Image: Fotolia)
And I wonder about including Senator Warren as an "insider". She was not in a government policymaking role at any point, neither was she a leader at a financial institution. If she were to be included as an informed observer, then you should also include Peter Wallison, and his book "Bad History: Worse Policy", and Bill Isaac's book, "Senseless Panic."