Reforming Fannie and Freddie: No Escape for Taxpayers – Daniel Indiviglio – … One proposal comes from Georgetown Professors Donald B. Marron and Phillip L. Swagel via a piece at economics21.org. The idea is interesting, as it intends to create a way for the government to [...]

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To Our Clients, Colleagues and Friends,

We’re half way through the history of the Bank of America, and we’ll share some of what we’ve learned over the next several weeks. One thing we didn’t know was how much the bank grew through acquisitions. A.P. Giannini bought up just about every bank he could get his hands [...]

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  great summary – Taxes, Taxes, Taxes… – Posted by Larry Doyle – Uncle Sam wants your money. In fact, Uncle Sam needs your money. How is he going to get it? Any way he can. …  These details are highlighted in a recently released Credit Suisse [...]

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  by Michael David White New Observations estimates excess inventory for sale equals 1.4 million units with over 4-million homes on-the-block, a figure hovering just 11 percent below peak-crash inventory, while at the very same time the realtors’ chief economist forecast Monday that “the housing price correction appears [...]

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