Mase: Economics and Finance

A review and interpretation of current happenings in the world of economics and finance

Showing posts with label toxic assets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label toxic assets. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 8, 2011

The Games Banks Play

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I would like to recommend another article on bank accounting practices. This is the article by Michael Rapoport in the Monday’s Wall Street...
Thursday, May 28, 2009

"Problem" Banks and the Economic Recovery

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Sheila Bair, chairwoman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, released the latest information on “problem” banks on Wednesday. The ...
Thursday, April 9, 2009

The State of the Recession--a long way to go

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Going into this holiday weekend, we need to take a little time to reflect on the state of the economy and the financial markets. I certainl...
Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Liquidity or Solvency?

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The debate over the Public-Private Investment Program (P-PIP) put forward by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner seems to be focusing upon a...
Sunday, February 8, 2009

Bail Out or Wimp Out?

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The Obama administration is going to have to make a decision soon…is it going to try and commit to a program that will actually do something...
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Mase: Economics and Finance
Professional history: Banking--President and CEO of two publically traded financial institutions; Executive Vice President and CFO of another. Academic--Professor at Penn State University and at the Finance Department, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Government--Special Assistant to Secretary George Romney at Department of Housing and Urban Development; Senior Economist in Federal Reserve System. Entrepreneurial--work in venture capital and other private equity; work with young entrepreneurs in urban environment.
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