list has names – DvD Insights - Where are the Risk Management Experts on Bank Boards? – Author: Donald R. van Deventer – … The widespread recognition that a director should know something about banking is absolutely right, but that can be like calling a proctologist when one needs a brain surgeon.  Both are doctors, but there are very important reasons while specialties exist in both medicine and banking.  This post explains why risk expertise is essential to have on financial institution Boards and proposes a list of candidates for director spots. – RiskCenter.com

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Doug Casey on Interest Rates – CaseyResearch.com 

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Congressional “Leak”: Bank of America Has Second-Highest ‘Camels’ Rating - By Bradley Keoun and David Mildenberg – … “You can’t disclose Camel ratings; that’s a big-time mistake,” said Tony Plath, a finance professor at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. “It takes years to get Camels ratings under Freedom of Information Act requests for banks that have been sold.” … – Bloomberg
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3 from Dr. John Rutledge – lots of charts and comments:

Currency Holdings up $90 Billion Shows People are Still Scared

Fed Tsunami of Exploding Bank Reserves

Fed Tsunami of Exploding Monetary Base