banking Archive
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Wiki-Leaks open thread: What have we learned so far?
Posted on December 1, 2010 | 13 Comments. . . “In the courts, in Congress and with international allies, the United States has unreasonably insisted on keeping massive amounts of information secret. Transparency and accountability are essential... -
The Great Banking Turkeys
Posted on November 24, 2010 | No CommentsHappy Thanksgiving to all. Yes, Basel III is coming folks and that means that certain people…..”Banking types”…..who will then have to actually have a few bucks in the bank to loan... -
The China Syndrome…Part II
Posted on November 16, 2010 | 8 CommentsThis story is not about the 1979 film with Jack Lemmon, Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas about a meltdown at a California Nuclear Power Plant. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078966/ No, this is about the... -
Boardwalk Empire…after the election!
Posted on November 8, 2010 | 4 CommentsFor those who do not have HBO…..our suggestion is: Get it! Yes, we know that “Inside the NFL” is now on Showtime…..but one of the most important works of art... -
FDIC forces sale of Little Saigon’s First Vietnamese American Bank
Posted on November 6, 2010 | 1 CommentFirst Vietnamese American Bank (FVAB) has been shut down by state regulators, five years after opening in Orange County’s Little Saigon neighborhood as the only U.S. community lender with a... -
Free Credit Daze is over
Posted on October 14, 2010 | 2 CommentsMany of you have been receiving lots of mail from your credit card providers recently. It all started several months ago, when the many changes to the Credit Reform Reporting laws were... -
Money never sleeps….on Wall Street
Posted on September 24, 2010 | 6 CommentsWe went to Triangle Square and paid $5 bucks to see the new Oliver Stone “Wall Street….money never sleeps!” We went to the 11:40AM showing and found it amazing that as... -
Chris Dodd, the Bankers’ Pimp
Posted on May 19, 2010 | No CommentsHere we are in a radical year of throwing out the long entrenched and good old boyz of politics. Thankfully, Arlen Spectre…..”Mr. Single Bullet Theory has finally bitten the dust. Don’t... -
Throwing Gas on the fire!
Posted on May 6, 2010 | No CommentsReturning America to a land of Banking Regulation will be quite a task. Investment Banks around the world are lobbying our lawmakers and offering them almost anything they want to... -
It’s a dirty business…
Posted on April 14, 2010 | 1 Comment“Blow back”, “Push Back”, “Pushing Against the Tide”, “Opposition”, “Tough Sleding”, “A Long Slog”, “Difficult at best!”….all seem to best describe what happens when the People and the Goverment go... -
Obama faces the Pitch Forks!
Posted on April 3, 2010 | No CommentsPresident Barack Obama is currently on a roll. Things are going his way in small baby steps. The recent job numbers is an important issue….because it is truly a non-partisan issue. ... -
Investment Banks – Make a wish!
Posted on March 1, 2010 | No CommentsEveryone has probably heard about the Euro and the Greek Debt Crisis that eveyone is talking about. This is truly a Global Banking Classic. Here goes the most wonderful story of... -
Tower of Babel – Now what?
Posted on February 22, 2010 | No CommentsUnderstanding other people’s money is a risky task to be sure. Afterall, you can simply look at your own paycheck each week and figure out how much was the gross... -
Santa Ana Business Bank sold to a bank holding company in Los Angeles
Posted on January 13, 2010 | 4 CommentsThe Directors of the Santa Ana Business Bank will now have more time on their hands for other activities The Santa Ana Business Bank celebrated their grand opening on Nov....
