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Audit Notes: Auditor conflicts, Frannie holdup, London Whale pressured
The latest money-laundering scandal points to problems with a business model
By Ryan Chittum Aug 8, 2012 at 01:11 AM
Francine McKenna looks at Deloitte's role in the latest money-laundering scandal and how it points to conflicts of interest in... More
Audit Notes: dethroning DeMarco, the cult of disruption, China trade
The FT reports Obama plans a big housing policy change if re-elected
By Ryan Chittum Oct 25, 2012 at 06:50 AM
The Financial Times's Shahien Nasiripour reports that the Obama administration is quietly telling activists that it will replace Fannie Mae/Freddie... More
Audit Notes: Google v. Groupon, BofA Deal, The 99ers
By Ryan Chittum Jan 4, 2011 at 11:31 PM
The Wall Street Journal's Shira Ovide writes that Google, spurned by Groupon despite its stunning $6 billion offer for the... More
Audit Notes: Nocera on Frannie, The Fed’s Politics, Confidence Game
By Ryan Chittum Dec 20, 2011 at 11:45 PM
Joe Nocera writes that the SEC's case against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac executives is "extraordinarily weak," relying on the... More
Bank of America’s Sweet Deal on Fannie and Freddie
By Ryan Chittum Jan 4, 2011 at 01:24 PM
The Washington Post got the best quote on the Bank of America settlement with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and... More
FHFA Suits Try to Hold Individual Execs Accountable
By Ryan Chittum Sep 8, 2011 at 04:37 PM
Jonathan Stempel of Reuters points out something that the press has all but ignored about the Federal Housing Finance Agency's... More
The Free Press Probes Fannie and Freddie
The giant bailout recipients are dumping inventory in Detroit and pushing foreclosures over modifications
By Ryan Chittum Aug 15, 2011 at 05:55 PM
A Detroit Free Press investigation raises some interesting questions about why government-owned Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are pushing foreclosures... More
Yet Again, Fannie and Freddie Didn’t Do It
By Ryan Chittum Jan 19, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Michael Hudson writes one of the most convincing Fannie and Freddie Didn't Do It pieces yet. Actually, my soundbite isn't... More
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