Picking Nits

This is the list of links to IRA's failed banks forensics pages for the banks that were closed by the FDIC in January 2010. These pages ...

On January 8, 2010 the FDIC failed Horizon Bank in Bellingham, Washington. Here is the forensic page for this bank. Horizon Bank Note from t...

The FDIC failed seven (7) additional banks on December 18th. Two in California and one each in the states of Illinois, Alabama, Michigan, F...

Bank failures happen at close of business on Fridays. A team of operatives from the FDIC shows up at the door and by the time those doors op...

Today we turn to looking at the banking scenarios facing CFO's and Treasurers. As 2009 ends we see the Obama Administration preparing to...

There's good news of sorts from the third quarter data. The risk distribution of the banking system looks to be in a holding pattern. Li...

So here we are on another September 11th. Today I’m pondering next week’s expected beginning of the removal of government subsidies from the...

The first half of 2009 has certainly seen an extraordinary outpouring of big government flexing the power of treasure and policy to alter th...

At the end of every nightmare, a new day dawns. - D. Santiago This observation about bank stress trends from the IRA Newsletter garnered som...

UPDATED: May 6, 2009 “Young man sometimes the only way to win is to lose gracefully.” Gen. Bill Creech, Commander, USAF Tactical Air Command...