Alan Greenspan Waltzes Away From Responsibility
BLOG VIEW: Last week, I saw a pair of bizarre and bewildering spectacles on television: Kate Gosselin flatfooting her way through Lady Gaga's...
Scams, Shams And The Phishing Hook
BLOG VIEW: How safe is your company's Web site? I am asking because a few of my favorite Web sites have recently come...
ACORN (1970 – 2010)
BLOG VIEW: If you heard some strange popping noises last week, don't worry - it was only the sound of champagne bottles being...
The Chris Dodd Comedy Hour
BLOG VIEW: I am not entirely certain what was the literary inspiration for Sen. Chris Dodd's latest epic - a 1,336-page revised version...
What Ever Happened To Sugar Mae?
BLOG VIEW: I was recently going through some of my older articles, and I came across a news item that I wrote 20...
The 800-Pound Platypus
BLOG VIEW: If you were holding your breath in anticipation of the Obama administration's plans to reform the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs), I would...
Does It Make Sense To End The Home Buyer Tax Credit?
BLOG VIEW: One of the happiest memories of my childhood was the day that my training wheels were taken off my bicycle. Free...
Tick, Tick…Boom?
BLOG VIEW: I don't shock very easily, but I was taken aback with comments made last week by John P. Hussman, president of...
Bankers In Heels Vs. Bankers As Heels
BLOG VIEW: The news from Haiti has been very upsetting, and many Americans have generously gone out of their way to show their...
Will The Circle Be Unbroken?
BLOG VIEW: Everyone knows that the U.S. flag has 50 stars, with each corresponding to a state in the union. In view...
Putting Payday Lenders In The Viewfinder
BLOG VIEW: I am not a fan of payday loan operations. These unregulated financial service providers offer quickie loans that include an absurdly...
War And Pieces
BLOG VIEW: Last November, when he was still a candidate for re-election, Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., came out with a much-ballyhooed proposal to...
Grading The Treasury’s HAMP Reporting
BLOG VIEW: Is it me, or is the Treasury Department's monthly reporting of HAMP statistics, and all the punditry it brings, starting to...
Wabbit Season? Duck Season? No, Geithner Season!
BLOG VIEW: Last November, Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, managed to get himself a Warholian 15 minutes worth of fame during a meeting of...
Bubble Trouble
BLOG VIEW: If you begin typing 'commercial real estate' into the Google News search engine, you'll likely see 'commercial real estate bubble' appear...
BLOG VIEW: Something Worse Than Snooki On Cable TV
I dropped my cable television service last year, and I can't say that I regret that decision. But during a visit to my...
BLOG VIEW: Now About Those GSE CEO Salaries…
During the year-end holiday season, many people don't pay much attention to the financial news reports. This is not surprising, since there is...
BLOG VIEW: A Matter Of Principal
With the Treasury's Christmas Eve announcement that it was uncapping its financial support for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac came much speculation. After...
BLOG VIEW: If It Is Not Broken, Why Fix It?
When I was in high school, there was a bizarre incident that took place one day in an English class. Two of my...
BLOG VIEW: Holiday Gifts For The Mortgage Banking Industry
If you are like me, you consider the year-end holiday season to be fairly stressful when it comes to buying gifts. In my...