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1. Nouriel Roubini: Were Headed For A Growth Recession, 400 Banks May Fail VIDEO
   
   Fri Sep 3 16:22:34 2010
   Are we headed into a " growth recession ?" Speaking with CNBC Europe from Lake Como, Italy, Nouriel Roubini, the widely followed chairman of Roubini Global Economics, predicted that the U.S. economy will continue to grow modestly, but t[...]
2. Robert Creamer: Another Reason to Break up Big Wall Street Banks
   
   Fri Sep 3 11:24:47 2010
   Ever wonder how Wall Street bankers manage to make tens -- and sometimes hundreds -- of millions of dollars? How do people who really dont produce anything manage to siphon such gigantic sums from the pockets of the people who produc[...]
3. Megabanks Will Shrink, Bernanke Tells Financial Crisis Commission, Yet Doubts Over Too Big To Fail Remain
   
   Fri Sep 3 01:39:53 2010
   In one of his most definitive statements on the subject to date, the nations central banker said Thursday that he expects some of the nations megabanks to start getting smaller. "The most important lesson of this crisis is we have to end[...]
4. Banks must be able to fail, Bernanke says
   
   Thu Sep 2 12:44:24 2010
   Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a panel investigating the financial crisis that there should be a process to allow banks, too big and otherwise, to fail. Critics are skeptic such an idea will actually happen. [...]
5. Banks Playing Foreclosure Roulette With Delinquent Homeowners
   
   Wed Sep 1 16:24:35 2010
   Bea Garwood has been bracing for foreclosure since May, but she says shes been told three times to expect a sheriffs sale in the next month and it still hasnt happened. "We really at this point do not know where we are in the process," [...]
6. Banks To Allow Local Governments, Nonprofit Groups To Buy Foreclosed Homes
   
   Wed Sep 1 11:05:15 2010
   WASHINGTON -- Major banks are agreeing to give local governments and nonprofit groups the ability to buy foreclosed homes before they are sold to private investors. The Obama administration says local officials could benefit from acquiri[...]
7. The 10 Banks That Got The Biggest Bailouts Spent The Most On Lobbying In 2010
   
   Wed Sep 1 11:00:02 2010
   Disclosure reports show that the banks that got the most government help in late 2008 and early 2009 also invested the most to influence members of Congress, the White House, the Federal Reserve, Treasury Department and a long list of feder[...]
8. Bank Profits Soar, Lending Falls As Banks Pay Next To Nothing For Funds
   
   Tue Aug 31 16:28:53 2010
   Bank profits jumped 21 percent last quarter to nearly 22 billion, the highest level in three years, as banks put away less money to cover future losses, fewer borrowers fell behind on payments and lenders paid the least for their funds in [...]
9. Banks Now Thinking Twice About Lending To The Dirtiest Industries
   
   Tue Aug 31 08:56:12 2010
   fter years of legal entanglements arising from environmental messes and increased scrutiny of banks that finance the dirtiest industries, several large commercial lenders are taking a stand on industry practices that they regard as risky to[...]
10. Banks Recruit Investors To Oppose Honest Valuation Of Assets -- Just How Unprepared Are Banks For Losses?
    
    Mon Aug 30 16:07:00 2010
    Reader "Henry" has a question on the loan loss provision chart I posted in Former Fed Vice Chairman vs. Mish: Is the Fed Out of Ammo? Henry writes ... Hello Mish, Thanks for writing and sharing your wonderful column. It has been ve[...]

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