Financial Institutions

Making Mediation Mandatory Before Families Lose Their Homes

Pedro Nava | Posted 10.22.2009 | Politics


Pedro Nava

Mediation is not a one-side concept -- lenders and servicers have every incentive to participate. So what is the better outcome? Foreclosure or a modification that encourage stability?

Commercial Real Estate Is an Impending Disaster

Jerry Chautin | Posted 09.21.2009 | Business


Jerry Chautin

Many of us know of people who have lost their homes through foreclosure. To a lesser extent we hear about struggling commercial properties vying for a limited pool of tenants.

Banking: Transfer Toxic Assets to a New RTC

Jerry Chautin | Posted 09.17.2009 | Business


Jerry Chautin

These banks are not able to resume normal lending operations because they are not willing to dispose of their toxic assets at the current market values.

One Lesson from the 1930s: Financial Regulation Has to Be Bold

Mitchell Bard | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

Contrary to what John Boehner says, a big foot needs to be placed on the financial industry to make sure that last year's near collapse can never happen again.

Sam Stein

Greenspan: The-Too-Big-To-Fail Phenomenon Could Cripple Economy

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics


The former chair of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, argued on Thursday that the government has lost credibility on economic matters and is largel...

Sustainable Investing and the Financial Crisis: How Long-Term Investing Can Replace Short-Term Bubbles

Joe Keefe | Posted 01.16.2009 | Business


Joe Keefe

The immediate financial crisis obviously requires that the first order of business is to get credit flowing again and stimulate spending.

Making or Taking?

Daniel J. H. Greenwood | Posted 11.27.2008 | Business


Daniel J. H. Greenwood

We have taught the leaders of our most important institutions that they are in business for themselves. That they are free to do whatever will makes them richest, without regard for the public.

Breakfast Staples See Price Hike At Supermarkets

ABC News | Gigi Stone | Posted 04.08.2008 | Business


On top of the financial pressure from rising gas prices, Americans are also feeling the pinch at the breakfast table. A simple trip to the supermarke...

Worried Banks Horde Cash

Financial Times | Chris Giles, James Politi | Posted 04.03.2008 | Business


Central banks' efforts to ease strains in the money markets are failing to stop financial institutions from hoarding cash, stoking fears that the rece...

How Much Is Our Government To Blame For Economic Freefall?

Wall Street Journal | GREG IP, JAMES R. HAGERTY and JONATHAN KARP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


As the falling housing market shakes financial institutions and pummels Americans in an election year, the nation's economic woes have surged to the t...