French Bankers Leave France To Escape Higher Taxes
Turns out a seventy five percent income tax makes people reconsider residency.
Banking
Where Free-Market Economists Go Wrong
Subsidies, stimulus, regulations, protectionism, trade restrictions, government-bank collusion, zoning, bailouts and more do not equal a "free" market.
Victims of Beirut Bombing Sue Standard Chartered over Iran Ties
The bank on Tuesday agreed to pay $340 million to New York State's financial regulator to settle allegations that it concealed Iran-linked transactions worth a total of $250 billion.
Progressives Shift Money to Union-Owned Bank
Amalgamated Bank is controlled by the well-connected SEIU
Wells Fargo to pay $6.5 Million to SEC
Will settle allegations of selling risky mortgage-backed products to non-profits, municipalities.
Standard Chartered Knuckling Under To U.S. Regulators
Despite strong support in the U.K., the bank is negotiating a settlement in America
Regulators Criticized for not Stopping Iran Laundering
It took years for authorities to stop bank transactions.
The Dark Side of Anti-"Swiss Bank Account" Politics
Democratic Swissophobia is hurting patriotic, middle-class Americans.
42 Straight Months of Stupidly Optimistic Official Predictions About Economic Recovery
Once-a-month quotes from the Obama administration and the media about how the economy will be booming any minute now.
4 Reasons Why the Housing Market Still Hasn't Recovered
Sometimes leading indicators are deceiving.
Putting Customers Second
Banking fees are becoming more expensive and less transparent thanks to Wal-Mart and Sen. Dick Durbin.
