Comments on: Nationalization Boogeymen

By: L

Thu, 28 May 2009 19:02:19 +0000

I think a lot of the banks that were in trouble should just fall and no one should pick them up. It starts from the top and down the pole with greed and stupidity so why should tax payers deal with this. They did it let them learn from it.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 01:24:19 +0000

While bank executives haven’t acquitted themselves very well lately, I’m more concerned that members of the House committee displayed an astounding level of ignorance and naivete about the banking system. Instead of taking their five minutes to posture and pose, maybe they should study a litle harder. It also seems that Congress and the Treasury should sit down together and agree on the purpose of the TARP funds. I thought one goal was to shore up the capital position of these institutions; if they lend it all out they will weaken – not strengthen – their capital ratios.

By: CS

CS — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:45:36 +0000

The “stress-test” will triage the solvent banks from the insolvent ending the game of chicken banks are playing with taxpayers. Nationalization of insolvent banks will follow, with their eventual sale back to solvent banks. It will still take time for credit markets to recover because of cap ratio restrictions on the remaining banks.