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 Issue of October 6, 2008 
   
Bashing Banks
The workings of the financial markets are complex. Derivatives, asset swaps, debentures and such are terms that hold little meaning to the public nor the general media. They know only that this nation faces a morass of money problems, and they need an easy, shorthand way to describe what’s going on.
Take This Column (And Everything Else) For What It’s Worth
By Laurence D. Cohen
Your time is valuable. Not as valuable as my time, of course, because I am a famous and influential columnist. But, your time has a value, never-the-less.

Word Games
Bailout. Bailout. Bailout.
The Shortest Path To Foreclosure Relief
By Peter P. Casey
Some time ago, probably three or four years now, my colleagues and I began to notice an increasing trend toward what we saw as risky mortgages; risky for lenders and borrowers alike.

The Financial Fix Isn’t In, Because Homeowners Are Still Hurting
By Larry Wheeler
Financial bailout or not, homeowners are still hurting. And there’s little relief in sight.

Check & Balance
Banker & Tradesman's editorial cartoon


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