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blogs.reuters.com - 21 days ago
Legislation coming to break up big banks?
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In a note to clients yesterday, Paul Miller of FBR Capital Markets wrote: We are hearing that discussion of breaking up large financial institutions that pose systemic risk to the market is gaining traction on the Hill. At this point, discussions are in the early stages, but we understand ...
accruedint.blogspot.com - 23 days ago
Accrued Interest: Financial Regulation: How would you have it work?
— accruedint.blogspot.com — Yesterday myself and several other financial bloggers got the chance to meet with several senior Treasury officials,... including the Secretary himself. It was a fascinating experience and I have to admit, it was just plain cool to be within the bowels ... (more) Accrued Interest: Financial Regulation: How would you ...

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Shock and Awe
epicureandealmaker.blogspot.com - 27 days ago
Shock and Awe
— epicureandealmaker.blogspot.com — What the hell did I ever do to piss Steve Randy Waldman off? I tell you honestly,... Dear Readers, my afternoon conversation with this genial and intelligent gentleman started unremarkably enough, with a little playful banter in the Twitterverse on ... (more) Shock and Awe

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Geithner Urges Banks to Resume Lending, Help Recovery (Update1)
bloomberg.com - 25 days ago
Geithner Urges Banks to Resume Lending, Help Recovery (Update1)
— bloomberg.com — Nov. 1 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the country’s economic recovery and job creation... hinge on banks taking more risk and restoring the flow of credit to businesses. “The big risk we face now is that banks are going to ... (more) Geithner Urges Banks to Resume Lending, Help Recovery ...

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Thursday links: the carry trade
Abnormal Returns — ... Legislation to break up too big to fail institutions is worthless without reform of the OTC derivatives business.  (Rolfe Winkler) ...

Breaking Up The Big Banks?
The Market Ticker — ... From a Reuters blog: We are hearing that discussion of breaking up large financial institutions that pose systemic risk to the market is gaining traction on the Hill. At this point, discussions are in the early stages, but we understand that an amendment addressing breaking up institutions deemed “too big to fail” could be introduced in the House over the next few days. How does one define “too big to fail” and how would the divestiture process work - these are good questions that Congress will have to ...

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