Community banking
Giant banks pose such a threat to the economy that lawmakers have gone to extreme-and futile-lengths to protect against their failures, says the former Trap Special Inspector General.
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Dodd-Frank was tailored to tame giant banks and has left smaller institutions suffering much of the collateral damage, says the former Trap Special Inspector General.
May 12 -
The Justice Department's fear of losing cases and lack of sophistication likely enabled many Tarp fraudsters to get off scott free, says the former Tarp Special Inspector General.
May 12
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The Fed and Treasury fought fiercely to prevent Americans from learning that the Troubled Asset Relief Program was a giant bailout for banks-not homeowners-says the former Special Inspector General.
May 12 -
The Washington-Wall Street revolving door blinded policymakers to outside concerns and doomed the Troubled Asset Relief Program, says its former Special Inspector General.
May 12 -
Jamie Dimons mea culpa over a $2 billion trading comes at a lousy time for bankers opposed to trading restrictions. It also raises questions about the effectiveness of big banks risk management.
May 11 -
A tiny merger in Maine could prove a test case for a type of deal that risk-averse acquirers have been struggling to pull off.
May 8 -
With strong ledgers and creative management, many community bankers are proving they can thrive despite greater regulatory hurdles and the ever-present threat of large banks.
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The former Tarp pay master urges banks to head off anger over executive compensation by voluntarily complying with pay standards laid out by regulators.
May 4 -
Mergers and acquisitions enjoyed a notable uptick in the first quarter. Now financial dealmakers are hotly debating whether it's a one-quarter wonder or the beginning of a much-heralded consolidation.
April 30
