Comments on: Bank failure Friday http://blogs.reuters.com/rolfe-winkler/2010/01/23/bank-failure-friday-13/ Option ARMageddon Thu, 09 Aug 2012 01:58:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Lim Boon Chuan http://blogs.reuters.com/rolfe-winkler/2010/01/23/bank-failure-friday-13/comment-page-1/#comment-4960 Lim Boon Chuan Sun, 24 Jan 2010 17:00:56 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/rolfe-winkler/?p=5137#comment-4960 I guess Obama's policy of reining in on banks is just on time. Time to have some controls to avoid anymore dangers of systemic failures. I guess Obama’s policy of reining in on banks is just on time. Time to have some controls to avoid anymore dangers of systemic failures.

]]> By: sangellone http://blogs.reuters.com/rolfe-winkler/2010/01/23/bank-failure-friday-13/comment-page-1/#comment-4937 sangellone Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:49:59 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/rolfe-winkler/?p=5137#comment-4937 Late last year the FDIC approved some new rules to make it easier for private equity funds to acquire busted banks. Now that the Obama administration has proposed new regulations to outlaw banks and BHC from engaging in prop trading or operating 'hedge funds won't this kill this effort to attract new capital for an already stressed banking sector and increase the losses of the DIF? Late last year the FDIC approved some new rules to make it easier for private equity funds to acquire busted banks. Now that the Obama administration has proposed new
regulations to outlaw banks and BHC from engaging in prop trading or operating ‘hedge funds won’t this kill this effort to attract new capital for an already stressed banking sector and increase the losses of the DIF?

]]> By: Adam Sharp http://blogs.reuters.com/rolfe-winkler/2010/01/23/bank-failure-friday-13/comment-page-1/#comment-4919 Adam Sharp Sat, 23 Jan 2010 02:56:27 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/rolfe-winkler/?p=5137#comment-4919 FDIC also just announced a new (temporary) Midwest office to handle upcoming failures. Ruh-roh. http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2010/pr10011.html FDIC also just announced a new (temporary) Midwest office to handle upcoming failures. Ruh-roh.

http://www.fdic.gov/news/news/press/2010  /pr10011.html

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