To Our Clients, Colleagues and Friends,   A client wrote that she appreciated our wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and not the generic Happy Holidays.   I’m Jewish and believe me, I’m not offended when people wish me a Merry Christmas.  Really.  If you want to be politically correct and wish me [...]

[Read more →]

        +  Foreclosure backlog estimated at 1.7 million – About 1.7 million homeowners were on the verge of foreclosure in the fall, a looming “shadow inventory” of homes that will be put up for sale in the coming years and weigh down prices, a report said Thursday.  The [...]

[Read more →]

It was a tough weekend for me. On Friday I received an e-mail from “Bank of America” saying that my account was locked, and that “During our regular update and annual scheduled maintenance of Bank of America Online Services, we could not verify your current information. As a result of this, your access to use [...]

[Read more →]

  Deloitte report – Financial Services Industry: 2009 Accounting, Financial Reporting, Tax and Regulatory Update – 229 pages – good reference – thanks Marty Rosenblatt – from Deloitte ———— Voros: Nine biggest banks really didn’t need our bailout – Drew Voros – WELLS FARGO executives just couldn’t wait any [...]

[Read more →]