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June 25, 2015 By Richard Bowen

Toward Accountability… Maybe Just a Small Step

Ethical leadership speaker Richard Bowen is feeling optimistic even after a small step

It’s just a small step, but it’s at least a step in the right direction. I’m heartened by a recent call to action by Rep. Maxine Waters, (D – CA), the ranking member on the House Financial Services Committee, in an article published in the American Bankers magazine. This last February, federal prosecutors began a… [Read More]

Tagged With: Maxine Waters, Richard Bowen, Too Big to Fail, Wall Street

June 18, 2015 By Richard Bowen

History Repeats Itself… Congress Tries to Reinstate Controls on the TBTF Banks

Ethical Leadership Speaker Richard Bowen supports banking reform

In May, Robert Reich, former Labor Secretary, listed restoration of Glass-Stegall as a key Presidential candidacy criterion. Reich was in Iowa for the Raising Wages/Working Families Summit – the first of a national series – where he was the featured speaker. The reinstatement of Glass–Steagall is steadily gathering public support. A bipartisan group of senators… [Read More]

Tagged With: Banking reform, BankReform, Elizabeth Warren, FDIC, Glass-Steagall, John McCain, Robert Reich, tbtf, Too Big to Fail, Wall Street Banks

June 11, 2015 By Richard Bowen

The D.O.J gets ready for the next round….lets see if the banks get away…again!

Ethical Leadership Speaker Richard Bowen

Looks as if the new U.S. Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, is taking over the so called pursuing of bank settlements along the same lines her predecessor Eric Holder did. Let’s hope that this time around the banks are held accountable and investors are finally compensated.  The settlements relate to securities backed by residential mortgages that plunged… [Read More]

Tagged With: #2big2fail, Barclays, Department of Justice, DOJ, Goldman Sachs, Loretta Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Too Big to Fail, UBS, Wall Street

June 4, 2015 By Richard Bowen

What Would You Do?

Ethical Leadership Speaker Richard Bowen

The room filled with almost 300 bankers plus was very quiet. The 60 Minute interview with Steve Kroft, which told about what I had experienced at Citi, had just finished playing. There was a collective sigh when the clip stopped and I asked, “What would you do?,” if you had experienced widespread fraud, corruption and… [Read More]

Tagged With: bankers, banking, swgsb, tbtf, Too Big to Fail

May 21, 2015 By Richard Bowen

Were Bank Settlements Really Payments of Extortion to the Department of Justice??

Congratulations are in order to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which has managed to bring a case to trial against Nomura Holdings and the Royal Bank of Scotland, two foreign banks with little U.S. reputational risk. This relatively obscure agency oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Considering they have nowhere near the power of our federal regulators and prosecutors at our… [Read More]

Tagged With: #2008, 2008 meltdown, Department of Justice, DOJ, fhfa, Financial Crisis, Judge Denise L. Cote, Judge Jed Rakoff, nomura holdings, RBS, sec, Too Big to Fail, Wall Street

May 14, 2015 By Richard Bowen

Bernie Sanders Knocks Wall Street’s Casino-Style Gambling Tactics

Ethical Leadership Speaker Richard Bowen

Senator Elizabeth Warren applauds Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid, and says, “I think that Bernie Sanders is going to play out a vision for America and that it is important for people to hear what he has to say.” Progressive Democrats have been urging Senator Warren to make a bid for the presidency as well. However,… [Read More]

Tagged With: Bernie Sanders, Big 6 Banks, Elizabeth Warren, ethical leadership, Hillary Clinton, Nomi Prins, Too Big to Fail, Wall Street

April 23, 2015 By Richard Bowen

Unfinished Business and Financial Reforms with Elizabeth Warren

In a presentation Elizabeth Warren gave at the Levy Institute’s 24th annual Hyman P. Minsky Conference, she asked: what are we to make of Dodd-Frank five years later? She asked us to go back to the Wall Street crash of 1929 and how the government responded to it. In response to the crash, our policy… [Read More]

Tagged With: Elizabeth Warren, mortgage crisis, Mortgage Meltdown, Too Big to Fail

April 16, 2015 By Richard Bowen

Engaging Leaders in Responsible Management

“Engaging Leaders in Responsible Management” was the topic for my presentation Wednesday to several hundred business execs and entrepreneurs at Success North Dallas, a high powered networking group run by entrepreneur Bill Wallace. As you know, it’s a topic I’m impassioned about. I truly believe the lack of responsible leadership, lack of ethics, and the… [Read More]

Tagged With: Success North Dallas

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What People Are Saying About Richard M. Bowen

William D. Cohan"Richard Bowen is one of my heroes. His is a story of human fortitude at its best and Wall Street at its worst."

~ William D. Cohan, NY Times Best Selling Author
2017-06-30T10:08:59-05:00
"Richard Bowen is one of my heroes. His is a story of human fortitude at its best and Wall Street at its worst." ~ William D. Cohan, NY Times Best Selling Author
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Eileen McDonnell"Richard Bowen reinforced my motto that "there is no right way to do a wrong thing.” Long after his presentation, the conversation has continued about personal responsibility and the courage to challenge things that appear to be wrong. We encourage this dialog and rely on it to help make our business stronger."

~ Eileen McDonnell, Chairman, CEO, & President, Penn Mutual
2015-02-13T19:51:19-06:00
"Richard Bowen reinforced my motto that "there is no right way to do a wrong thing.” Long after his presentation, the conversation has continued about personal responsibility and the courage to challenge things that appear to be wrong. We encourage this dialog and rely on it to help make our business stronger." ~ Eileen McDonnell, Chairman, CEO, & President, Penn Mutual
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Ben Stein"Richard Bowen, you are a star and a hero."

~ Ben Stein, Economist and Political Commentator
2015-02-13T19:50:26-06:00
"Richard Bowen, you are a star and a hero." ~ Ben Stein, Economist and Political Commentator
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Jim Farrell"Richard's speech at the April Financial Executives International dinner was informative, interesting, riveting, and fast moving.  The feedback from members was overwhelming positive, and Richard received one of the few standing ovations given by our membership."

~ Jim Farrell, Program Chairman, Dallas Chapter, Financial Executives International
2014-12-28T19:48:17-06:00
"Richard's speech at the April Financial Executives International dinner was informative, interesting, riveting, and fast moving.  The feedback from members was overwhelming positive, and Richard received one of the few standing ovations given by our membership." ~ Jim Farrell, Program Chairman, Dallas Chapter, Financial Executives International
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Dennis McCuistion"Richard Bowen has been there, done that, and has the scars to prove it, and his message of corruption at the highest levels of industry and government needs to be heard. I only wish that more bankers had the courage that Bowen exhibits. He is not only one of the most talented bankers I have ever met, he has more integrity than all the bankers on Wall Street put together. If his former employer had listened to him taxpayers would not have had to bail out Citi for the third time in the last 30 years."

~ Dennis McCuistion, Host of the McCuistion TV program
2014-12-28T19:48:06-06:00
"Richard Bowen has been there, done that, and has the scars to prove it, and his message of corruption at the highest levels of industry and government needs to be heard. I only wish that more bankers had the courage that Bowen exhibits. He is not only one of the most talented bankers I have ever met, he has more integrity than all the bankers on Wall Street put together. If his former employer had listened to him taxpayers would not have had to bail out Citi for the third time in the last 30 years." ~ Dennis McCuistion, Host of the McCuistion TV program
https://richardmbowen.com/testimonials/533/

Betty Garrett"Richard Bowen is a dynamic, entertaining speaker and story-teller - a CPA with a great personality!"

~ Betty Garrett, Garrett Speakers International
2014-12-28T19:47:50-06:00
"Richard Bowen is a dynamic, entertaining speaker and story-teller - a CPA with a great personality!" ~ Betty Garrett, Garrett Speakers International
https://richardmbowen.com/testimonials/531/

fred-timmons"I believe Richard Bowen is the only keynote speaker to ever receive a standing ovation from the Texas Society of CPA’s at any of its annual conferences."

~ Fred Timmons, Chairman of The Texas Society of CPA's
2014-12-28T19:47:22-06:00
"I believe Richard Bowen is the only keynote speaker to ever receive a standing ovation from the Texas Society of CPA’s at any of its annual conferences." ~ Fred Timmons, Chairman of The Texas Society of CPA's
https://richardmbowen.com/testimonials/530/

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Playing for High Stakes: The Principles and Practice of Ethical Leadership

Dark Citi: The Story of a Whistleblower

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