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Entries Tagged ‘banks’

What a shame. . .

Oct.24, 2008 in TheBanker 7 Comments

I recently inquired with Alex if I could post on theFrontSteps.  I have written in the past, actually have a degree in writing, but more than that, I think this site is well thought, well done, and has gathered a nice following.  My name, TheBanker, says it all.  I hope to provide insight, a different [...]

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Explanation of why banks have gone under or merged

Oct.02, 2008 in theFrontSteps 9 Comments

This by Marc Herrenbruck (No way I could come up with this!): “Crazy times. Whatever the political posturing, a plan needs to be passed. Credit markets are frozen and banks are going bust every day. This is not totally because of “toxic” mortgages. This has a lot to do with FASB 157, also known as [...]

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