Comments on: Read the Bill: The Commodity Futures Modernization Act http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/04/01/read-the-bill-the-commodity-futures-modernization-act/ Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants... Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:39:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: marck m http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/04/01/read-the-bill-the-commodity-futures-modernization-act/comment-page-1/#comment-128080 marck m Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:30:51 +0000 http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/?p=7547#comment-128080 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703939404574567840022005328.html#articleTabs%3Darticle http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703939404574567840022005328.html#articleTabs%3Darticle

]]> By: marck m http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/04/01/read-the-bill-the-commodity-futures-modernization-act/comment-page-1/#comment-127217 marck m Fri, 18 Dec 2009 16:50:19 +0000 http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/?p=7547#comment-127217 credit default market was more than 55TRILLION not billion.also look into how much cds was sold by aig AFTER hank greenberg was forced out by elliot spitzer on trumped up political charges.capital requirements on not,hank would not have allowed his financial services division to destroy his entire company.he has since been completly cleared of all charges. credit default market was more than 55TRILLION not billion.also look into how much cds was sold by aig AFTER hank greenberg was forced out by elliot spitzer on trumped up political charges.capital requirements on not,hank would not have allowed his financial services division to destroy his entire company.he has since been completly cleared of all charges.

]]> By: Susan M. Louisignau http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/04/01/read-the-bill-the-commodity-futures-modernization-act/comment-page-1/#comment-93743 Susan M. Louisignau Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:48:36 +0000 http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/?p=7547#comment-93743 I cannot believe that some of these people cannot be prosecuted. This needs to be really put out there, like Bernie Madoff and previous crimes of fraud. How can we go after these people? It seems we need a champion but if there is no one who has the contacts to do this then it is quietly swept under the rug. I'm angry. I have my own small business but pay attention as much as possible to this sort of corruption. I have real estate appraisal business and we saw this coming years ago. Yet the lenders still want to know, via an AMC (appraisal management co.) how fast, how cheap -- not EVER what are your qualifications etc..... This is STILL happening -- poor loans. I have no faith in where our gov. is going. We cannot tell people to save AND to spend. I could go on and on -- but Thanks! How can we fight back??? I cannot believe that some of these people cannot be prosecuted. This needs to be really put out there, like Bernie Madoff and previous crimes of fraud.
How can we go after these people? It seems we need a champion but if there is
no one who has the contacts to do this then it is quietly swept under the rug.
I’m angry. I have my own small business
but pay attention as much as possible to this sort of corruption. I have real estate appraisal business and we saw this coming years ago. Yet the lenders still want to know, via an AMC (appraisal management co.) how fast, how cheap — not EVER what are your qualifications etc….. This is STILL happening — poor loans.
I have no faith in where our gov. is going. We cannot tell people to save AND to spend.
I could go on and on — but Thanks!
How can we fight back???

]]> By: Paul Blumenthal http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/04/01/read-the-bill-the-commodity-futures-modernization-act/comment-page-1/#comment-75517 Paul Blumenthal Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:00:13 +0000 http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/?p=7547#comment-75517 Thanks. It should read Merrill Lynch. Thanks. It should read Merrill Lynch.

]]> By: tmhauer http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/04/01/read-the-bill-the-commodity-futures-modernization-act/comment-page-1/#comment-75514 tmhauer Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:47:50 +0000 http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/?p=7547#comment-75514 You appear to have incorrectly stated above that BankAmerica acquired Morgan Stanley in 2008. I believe you meant Merrill Lynch. "Bank of America has received approximately $45 billion in TARP funds from the Treasury Department, mostly to offset losses from its acquisitions of Countrywide Financial in 2007 and Morgan Stanley in 2008." You appear to have incorrectly stated above that BankAmerica acquired Morgan Stanley in 2008. I believe you meant Merrill Lynch.

“Bank of America has received approximately $45 billion in TARP funds from the Treasury Department, mostly to offset losses from its acquisitions of Countrywide Financial in 2007 and Morgan Stanley in 2008.”

]]> By: Birgit Calhoun http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/2009/04/01/read-the-bill-the-commodity-futures-modernization-act/comment-page-1/#comment-74006 Birgit Calhoun Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:04:33 +0000 http://blog.sunlightfoundation.com/?p=7547#comment-74006 Seems to me that there was some male chauvinism at work too. If they had listened to Brooksley Born, it would have made a difference. So why does Brooksley Born not not have the job Larry Summers has now? Seems to me that there was some male chauvinism at work too. If they had listened to Brooksley Born, it would have made a difference. So why does Brooksley Born not not have the job Larry Summers has now?

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