As a headline of an article by The Intercept suggests? A funny thing happened on the road to the White House. A President who had railed against Goldman Sachs and other TBTF and proclaimed, “For too long, a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne… [Read More]
Preparing Students for an Ethical Future – University of Nebraska Gets it Right
From SEACEN in Malaysia to The University of Nebraska (UN) in the space of two weeks. Continents apart, yet a similar message…business ethics pay off! From central bank executives to business students, my message to each emphasized the importance of doing the right thing and the key essentials individuals and businesses must follow to ensure… [Read More]
What an Honor to Present to SEACEN in Kuala Lumpur!
I recently spoke in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia at a high-level conference on financial stability and supervision attended by top executives from the central banks of nineteen countries. The conference was sponsored by The South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training Centre, based in Kuala Lumpur. SEACEN was established as a legal entity in… [Read More]
Jamie Dimon, CEO, JP Morgan Chase, Unsung Hero or Master of Spin?
Jamie Dimon, CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase, is a master at spin. He sure has a great history, though. At one time, Mr. Dimon was considered a leading candidate for President Trump’s Treasury Secretary position. He served on the President’s Strategy and Policy Forum until his recent resignation in protest over the President’s comments regarding… [Read More]
Wells Fargo: The Poster Child of Greed & Fraud
Wells Fargo has now become a never ending story of greed and fraud as the charges against them continue and even more charges come to light. It now looks as if they have uncovered an additional 1.4 million fake bank and credit card accounts for a total of up to 3.5 million accounts from their… [Read More]
Is The Press Deliberately Lying? And, If So, Why?
In the last couple of weeks, I’ve been featured/quoted in several publications, Wall Street on Parade, the NY Times Dealbook and the New York Post, as have several other whistleblowers, Eric Ben-Artzi, Alayne Fleishmann and Gary Aguirre, among others. In sifting through these articles and others, I am seeing a pattern develop which deeply troubles me… [Read More]
Bankers Haven’t Gone to Jail Because They Are Innocent…Of Crimes?!
Astounding! Or so states the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal. Author and journalist William D. Cohan notes in a recent article that the WSJ op-ed asserted that bankers and traders didn’t go to jail for their bad behavior in the years leading up to the financial crisis “because they haven’t committed any crimes.” Mr. Cohan,… [Read More]
Wells Fargo, Fried Again!
Well, it looks as if Wells Fargo, the self-proclaimed “community-based financial services company” is once again on the hot seat.The bank had been forcing unneeded collision insurance on customers who financed their car purchases through the bank. That practice, first disclosed by The New York Times, affected 800,000 customers according to an analysis commissioned by the bank. The bank… [Read More]
It’s the Payouts, Stupid!
Well, that’s not quite what Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation‘s (FDIC) Vice Chair Thomas Hoenig said; however, there was no question about his position. A recent Reuter’s article, “Payouts, not capital requirements, are to blame for fewer bank loans: FDIC Chairman,” explains that Hoenig, in a recent letter, cautioned Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R… [Read More]
Don’t Pop Open the Bubbly Just Yet! This Market Buying Activity Used to be illegal.
The stock market is up and we should all be celebrating. However before you pop open the champagne, let’s look at the real story. The stock buybacks driving the market used to be illegal because they manipulated the market. The stock market has been on a tear since 2009, rising to record levels, and optimism… [Read More]
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