Archive for February, 2009

Heritage Community Bank, Glenwood, IL

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Heritage Community Bank, Glenwood, IL, was shuttered without warning by the FDIC, making it the government entity's 16th victim this year. Chicago-based MB Financial Bank, N.A., acquired all deposits of Glenwood-based Heritage Community Bank at the close of business today in a loss-share transaction facilitated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). "Customers can ...

Security Savings Bank, Henderson, NV

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Security Savings Bank of Henderson, Nevada, is gone. The bank becomes FDIC casualty number 15 of 2009 and Nevada's first of the year. Henderson-based Security Savings Bank was seized by the state’s Financial Institutions Division today. The state appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver. Security Savings Bank was the 20th ...

Congresswoman Kaptur Talks Of Liberty!

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Some thoughts about the corporatization of America. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless on ...

Citi Crumbles

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

    Citi is crumbling tonight. The cracks that started when the credit bubble burst in July 2007 are giving way to an all-out avalanche of debris, leading to implosion at the organization's corrupt core. But at the verge of destruction is the greatest dangerous. The charges are set and when this thing ...

Ron Paul and Bill Maher

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Ron Paul on Bill Maher's show. More good stuff that won't get done until it's too late. <>

Wolves at The Gate

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

value="http://youtube.com/v/yaINubjpHBA" name="movie"> Anyone who thinks that more regulations are needed should consider how the watchdogs turned their snouts away during the Madoff and Stanford case. Remember the criminals love the idea of more regulation, because they are the wolves who will be put directly in charge of the hen house. This ...

Rick Santelli and the “Rant of the Year”

Sunday, February 22nd, 2009

There is some good news. They don't own everyone in the major financial media yet! Watch as Rick Santelli goes way off the range during this classic on air rant. <>

Barclay’s Second Verse Same as its First

Saturday, February 21st, 2009

Barclays second half and full-year 2008 earnings report was a rerun of the bank's first half, including beating estimates that analysts purposefully low-balled. Just as in the first half, the bank and its cheerleaders are still trying to con investors regarding the institution's financial health. Witness: Barclays Plc reported second-half profit that exceeded ...

Silver Falls Bank, Silverton, OR

Friday, February 20th, 2009

The FDIC moved in without warning and seized Silver Falls Bank, Silverton, OR, making it the 14th bank closed by the agency in 2009 and the second in Oregon in eight days. After 17 years of remaining hands-off, Oregon regulators on Friday shuttered a state-chartered bank for the second time in eight ...

Pathological Liar and Ponzi Profiteer

Thursday, February 19th, 2009

Its characteristic that the criminals were put in charge of the investigation. Now they parade Alan Greenspan in front of Congress to portray him as the elder statesman of finance and have him testify as to how to fix what he helped break. No doubt they are looking for a ...