Banking Links
Looming Credit Downgrades For Citi and BofA – FT
Easy Money Fuels Canada’s Housing Boom – WSJ
What Caused the Housing Bubble – Lax Monetary Policy or Poor Regulation? – Credit Slips
No End in Sight to Losses at Fannie and Freddie – WSJ
The Illusion of Reducing Risk by Implementing “Too Big To Fail” -VOX
The Fed’s Unconventional Tightening – Raising Rates on Excess Reserves – NYT
Bernanke Plans For Rate Increases That May Never Happen – The Addiction of Low Rates – NYT
Senator Asks For Special Bailout of Bank Owned by Campaign Contributors - WSJ
Obama Condemns Huge Bank Bonuses But Doesn’t “Begrudge” Them - What?? - Bloomberg
Stability of 3,000 US Banks At Risk Due To Commercial Real Estate Losses – WSJ