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Criminal Action Is Expected for JPMorgan in Madoff Case

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New York Times posted by JESSICA SILVER-GREENBERG AND BEN PROTESS

Madoff JPMorganJPMorgan Chase and federal authorities are nearing settlements over the bank’s ties to Bernard L. Madoff, striking tentative deals that would involve roughly $2 billion in penalties and a rare criminal action. The government will use a sizable portion of the money to compensate Mr. Madoff’s victims.

The settlements, which are coming together on the anniversary of Mr. Madoff’s arrest at his Manhattan penthouse five years ago on Wednesday, would fault the bank for turning a blind eye to his huge Ponzi scheme, according to people briefed on the case who were not authorized to speak publicly. Continue reading →

Libor Lies Revealed in Rigging of $300 Trillion Benchmark

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the Lie in LIBORNo – we’re not making this up.

According to Bloomberg By Liam Vaughan & Gavin Finch – Jan 28, 2013: “The benchmark rate for more than $300 trillion of contracts was based on honesty. New evidence in banking’s biggest scandal shows traders took it as a license to cheat.” Graphic: Bloomberg Markets Continue reading →

Banks Get To Name Their Own Price – Independent Foreclosure Review More Like Priceline.com

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110714obamabanksters“Sneaky” comes to mind to describe the government and the banksters regarding two settlements between US banks and government regulators who alleged that the banks were guilty of widespread abuse of the foreclosure system that allowed banks to seize homes from defaulting borrowers. The banksters agreed to pay out more than $20 billion on Monday to resolve claims arising from the mortgage crisis. Continue reading →

The IndyMac Whodunit Blame Game – former CEO blogs his rationalization

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Financial Finger-Pointing Turns to Regulators 
By  and Published: November 22, 2011

Putting the spotlight on former IndyMac CEO, Micheal Perry, who recently set-up a self-serving blog to try and achieve a sympathetic audience for the justification of the demise of his company and the charges brought by the SEC. The NY Times writes:

“In the whodunit of the financial crisis, Wall Street executives have pointed the blame at all kinds of parties — consumers who lied on their mortgage applications, investors who demanded access to risky mortgage bonds, and policy makers who kept interest rates low and failed to predict a housing market collapse.

But a new defense has been mounted by a bank executive: my regulator told me to do it.

This unusual rationale is presented by the bank Continue reading →