TBLI Blog: U.S. Bank Legal Bills Exceed $100 Billion

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

From  Robert Rubinstein, Founder of TBLI , a distinguished member of  Ethical Markets Advisory Board – Hazel Henderson, Editor ____________________________________________________________ ……….TBLIiBLOG……… TBLI CONFERENCE • TBLI CLUB • TBLI CONSULTING • TBLI PARTNERS____________________________________________________________ IN THIS ISSUE ·        Busy Summer 29 Aug 2013 08:36 am | Robert Rubinstein Busy Summer Greetings to you …

An Institutional Flaw At The Heart Of The Federal Reserve

kristyReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

The Baseline Scenario An Institutional Flaw At The Heart Of The Federal Reserve Posted: 14 Jun 2012 07:10 AM PDT By Simon Johnson. This is a long blog post, about 2,800 words. On the ?PBS NewsHour? in late May, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner indicated that the continued presence of Jamie …

Jamie Dimon And The Legitimacy Of The Federal Reserve System

Ethical MarketsReforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News

Click for the article on the Baseline Scenario Posted: 24 May 2012 05:13 AM PDT By Simon Johnson There are two diametrically opposed views of how the largest financial companies in our economy operate. On the one hand, there are those like Charles Ferguson, director of the Academy Award-winning documentary …

The JPMorgan Trade: Time for a Special Counsel

Ethical MarketsReforming Global Finance

Better Markets sent a letter Monday to Attorney General Eric Holder, calling for the appointment of a special counsel in connection with the multibillion-dollar trading loss at JPMorgan Chase & Co. What’s at stake is very important, and goes to the heart of whether Americans still have faith that the judicial …

New Rules for Global Finance

Ethical MarketsReforming Global Finance

Back in February, Jamie Dimon, the chairman and chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, told Fox Business that “Paul Volcker by his own admission has said he doesn’t understand capital markets. He has proven that to me.” After its recent $2 billion loss in trading, it seems even JPMorgan may not …

How the Bailout Killed Local Lending — And How Some States Hope to Bring It Back

kristyReforming Global Finance, Community Development Solutions

How the Bailout Killed Local Lending — And How Some States Hope to Bring It Back Ellen Brown June 27, 2011 http://WebofDebt.com/articles “Wall Street banks have cut back on small business lending… [by] more than double the cutback in overall lending.… [Small business] options just keep disappearing.” -Elizabeth Warren, Chair …

Master Robo Signer” – Jeffrey Stephan Vs. Georgia Homeowners

kristyCommunity Development Solutions

“Master Robo Signer” – Jeffrey Stephan Vs. Georgia Homeowners February 11, 2011 By Justice@Home Staff Writer DeKalb County, GA homeowner fights Jeffrey Stephan and the banks to keep his home. US Congressman – Hank Johnson (D-GA) called him the “master” while chairing the December 15th, 2010 Congressional Judicial Committee hearings …

Shock Therapy for Wall Street: JPMorgan suspends 56,000 Foreclosures; GMAC and BOA Many More

Ethical MarketsReforming Global Finance

Ellen Brown October 2, 2010 www.webofdebt.com/articles “Maybe this is like shock therapy.  Maybe this will actually get the lenders to the table and encourage them to work out deals that are to the benefit of everybody.” –Economist Karl E. Case, quoted in the New York Times The hits are coming …