The Audit

Bloomberg, McClatchy Look at the Coming Option ARM Wipeout

“Green shoots” or no, the next couple of years look grim

By Ryan Chittum   Jun 19, 2009 at 05:48 PM

A few weeks ago, I wrote that the press had become a bit too sanguine about all of the "green... More

Visualizing the Bailouts

By Ryan Chittum   Jun 19, 2009 at 02:30 PM

You've got to see this. Barry Ritholtz of The Big Picture asked Jess Bachman of the excellent information-graphics site Wallstats... More

Starkman Profiles Morgenson

By Ryan Chittum   Jun 19, 2009 at 09:37 AM

Audit Chairman Dean Starkman has a big profile just out in The Nation of New York Times reporter and columnist... More

“There Is a General Bias Toward Management By the Press”

Excerpts from a CJR panel with Ackman, Madrick, Morgenson, Starkman, moderated by Grueskin

By The Editors   Jun 19, 2009 at 06:58 AM

We’ve seen some pretty good panels on the financial collapse, but the one we hosted the other night on its... More

The Press Must Pay Extra Attention to Obama’s Fed Plan

By Ryan Chittum   Jun 18, 2009 at 06:26 PM

One of the most obvious storylines for the next few weeks of regulatory-reform discussion is the Federal Reserve. The Obama... More

Fortune Swallows the Banks’ Baloney

By Ryan Chittum   Jun 18, 2009 at 02:27 PM

I had to read this Fortune story a couple of times to make sure it was really as credulous as... More

Surreal Estate

By Ryan Chittum   Jun 18, 2009 at 01:05 PM

Check out this great slideshow from Newsweek showing some of the physical legacy the bust has left on the landscape.... More

Nocera Blasts Obama’s Regulation Reform

By Ryan Chittum   Jun 18, 2009 at 09:56 AM

Joe Nocera of The New York Times has the must-read of the day on Obama's regulation-reform plan. Let's just say... More

Stock Market Math for Journalists

By Ryan Chittum   Jun 17, 2009 at 04:04 PM

Too many people are impressed by the recent surge in stock prices. Believe it or not, journalists are people, too!... More

Martin Wolf Speak, You Listen

By Ryan Chittum   Jun 17, 2009 at 03:48 PM

Martin Wolf's weekly column alone is worth paying for a Financial Times subscription. Or if you visit FT.com just for... More

Where Credit Is Due

A Financial Times reporter explores how a JP Morgan invention spurred the financial crisis

By Ryan Chittum   Jun 17, 2009 at 12:12 PM

Fool's Gold: How the Bold Dream of a Small Tribe at J.P. Morgan Was Corrupted by Wall Street Greed and... More

Rational on Rationing

By Ryan Chittum   Jun 17, 2009 at 09:24 AM

David Leonhardt has an important column in The New York Times this morning looking at how the "rationing" buzzword is... More

The Economist on Banks’ Revisionist History

By Ryan Chittum   Jun 16, 2009 at 06:45 PM

Applaud The Economist for a good dose of common sense, reminding bankers just how foolish they were and how close... More

The WSJ Questions Obama’s Securitization Fix

By Ryan Chittum   Jun 16, 2009 at 09:55 AM

The Wall Street Journal this morning zeroes in on a critical aspect of the Obama administration's regulation proposals: What to... More

BusinessWeek Calls Out Obama on Reform

By Ryan Chittum   Jun 15, 2009 at 02:15 PM

The most disturbing business news of recent weeks has been the resurgent confidence of the banking lobby, which is scrapping... More