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Did Washington Connections Help Big Banks Get Bailouts?

Posted 07.25.2011

Read More: Lobbyists, Bank of America, Mortgage Crisis, Government Bailouts, Financial Crisis, Well Fargo, Big Banks, National Bureau of Economic Research, Citigroup, Business News

Did connections in Washington help major financial institutions get bailed out after the crisis? A new study from the National Bureau of Economic R...

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Move Your Money: What Is a Bank Reponsible For?

Tom Sgouros | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Kevin Boyce, David Segal, Richard Alarcon, Move Your Money, Move Your Money Campaign, Rhode Island, Well Fargo, Tim Cahill, Citigroup, Politics News
Tom Sgouros

I propose that we put our money in institutions with a good record of local lending, and who treat their customers well by not charging outrageous fees or usurious credit card interest rates.

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The Offer They Couldn't Refuse: When Paulson Met With Big Bankers

New York Times | Mark Landler and Eric Dash | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: JP Morgan Chase, Nationalizing Banks, Depression, Economy, Bailout Plan, Jamie Dimon, Well Fargo, Recession, Richard Kovacevich, Bailout, Finance, Henry Paulson, Banks, Personal Finance, Wall Street Crisis, Wall Street, Business News

WASHINGTON -- The chief executives of the nine largest banks in the United States trooped into a gilded conference room at the Treasury Department at ...

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