http://www.freetalklive.com/taxonomy/term/961/0 en http://www.freetalklive.com/content/nail_coffin_federal_reserve_and_bank_america_bail_out <p>This means that the investment bank's European derivatives exposure is now backstopped by U.S. taxpayers. Bank of America didn't get regulatory approval to do this, they just did it at the request of frightened counterparties. Now the Fed and the FDIC are fighting as to whether this was sound. The Fed wants to "give relief" to the bank holding company, which is under heavy pressure.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/nail_coffin_federal_reserve_and_bank_america_bail_out#comments bailouts Corruption News Article Wed, 19 Oct 2011 04:51:07 +0000 EternityAblaze 16684 at http://www.freetalklive.com http://www.freetalklive.com/content/fannie_mae_and_freddie_mac_kicked_out_new_york_stock_exchange <p>"The determination to direct delisting is related to stock exchange requirements for maintaing price levels and curing deficiencies," said FHFA acting Director Edward DeMarco.</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/fannie_mae_and_freddie_mac_kicked_out_new_york_stock_exchange#comments bailouts Economics News Article Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:09:37 +0000 thinkliberty 5506 at http://www.freetalklive.com http://www.freetalklive.com/content/protests_break_out_iceland_over_bank_bailout_torches <p>The pictures below are from one of the protests that lead the President to veto the bill. Remember all that talk about torches and pitchforks? Well, Iceland went ahead and broke out the torches (ok - they're flares, technically):</p> http://www.freetalklive.com/content/protests_break_out_iceland_over_bank_bailout_torches#comments bailouts banks iceland