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Jason Linkins

CNN Parrots Dubious Wall Street Talking Points On "Mark-To-Market"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.04.2009 | Media

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Do you ever get the feeling that as your media professionals "explain" why the "financial system" seems to be "crapping its pants in public" that thei...

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It's Like Trusting A Drug Addict To Arrange His Own Intervention

Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.04.2009 | Politics

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Stuart Whatley

As long as banks are allowed to continue denying the true toxicity of their toxic assets, the longer the current financial impasse will continue.

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Ryan Grim

Frank And Bachus Applaud Mark-To-Market Rule Change

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics

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The top Democrat and Republican on the House Financial Services Committee both spoke out favorably Thursday about new mark-to-market accounting guidel...

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Mark-To-Market Accounting Changes Made

Reuters | Posted 05.03.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- U.S. accounting rulemakers on Thursday agreed to make adjustments to a proposal to change mark-to-market accounting rules conc...

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FAS 157-e: Accounting Change Could Undermine Treasury's Toxic Asset Plan

Huffington Post | Julie Satow | Posted 05.02.2009 | Business

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A vote is scheduled Thursday on a proposed accounting rule change that could undermine the Treasury's toxic asset plan, the Wall Street Journal report...

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Ryan Grim

New Rule Would Allow Banks To Choose Values Of Their Assets

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

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The Financial Accounting Standards Board quietly buckled to banking-industry pressure last week and proposed new accounting practices that would allow...

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Ryan Grim

Regulator: Before Banks Collapsed, They Pleaded With Feds To Let Them Fudge Their Books

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

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Before financial institutions have collapsed over the past several months, they have come to the Financial Accounting Standards Board, pleading for a ...

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Reuters: SEC's Mark To Market Won't Be Suspended

Reuters | Rachelle Younglai | Posted 04.10.2009 | Business

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is not planning to suspend the controversial mark-to-market accounting rule that ha...

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