Former Regulator Sheila Bair Works for a Bank Now, but It’s Not What You Think

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Feb 6, 2014 As head of the FDIC, Sheila Bair was one of the best known critics of banks. Now she works for one. So when is a revolving door not a revolving door? Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Bail-Out Is Out, Bail-In Is In

By Ellen Brown, Web of Debt Apr 30, 2013 The new rules for keeping the too-big-to-fail banks alive allow for the use of creditor funds, including uninsured deposits, to recapitalize failing banks. In the event of another crisis, access to your money would depend on the security of the FDIC. The question, then, is how reliable is the FDIC? Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Inside the Sham Foreclosure Review Process

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 12, 2013 Companies hired to spot wrongful foreclosures made more than $1 billion in a review process that was ultimately scuttled. Meanwhile, banks prepare to divide a $3.3 billion settlement between nearly 4 million borrowers without identifying who needs the money most. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Yes We Can, We Did, and Now Obama’s Second Term Is Our Responsibility

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Nov 9, 2012 Election night was a heck of a party, but morning in America already feels too much like a hangover. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Sheila Bair

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Oct 14, 2012 Few voices in the regulatory community called for the expulsion of derelict executives and the means to force banks to lend bailout money to the public amid the 2008 financial crisis. Former FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair was among them.Few voices in the regulatory community called for the expulsion of derelict executives and the means to force banks to lend bailout money to the public. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Jobs, Taxes and Debatable Behavior

Staff / Truthdig Oct 6, 2012 The presidential campaign got a jolt this week with an uplifting jobs report and a big debate win for Mitt Romney. The falling unemployment numbers released Friday have skeptics wondering whether unemployment could have dropped 0.3 percentage points last month, just in time for President Obama's campaign to tout it. The "Left, Right & Center" panelists dissect the implications of these matters and more on this week's program. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Sigh No More: Obama, Romney Leave No Room to Argue

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Oct 5, 2012 The presidential debate this week was much ado about nothing, and Mitt Romney beat Barack Obama because he was more energetic in distorting the significance of their miniscule differences.The presidential debate this week was much ado about nothing. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

A Republican to Save Us

Robert Scheer / Truthdig Jun 10, 2009 You probably don’t know much about Sheila Bair, but she is looking out for you, and that is why the big guys on Wall Street and their allies in the Obama administration are out to get her. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Courage Award Honors Two Women Who Warned Us

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2009 There has been much hand-wringing, not to mention finger-pointing, regarding who knew what, and when, about the financial calamities that have recently come to pass. However, Brooksley Born and Sheila Bair won't be counted among the willfully or accidentally ignorant: They've been named this year's winners of the JFK Profile in Courage Award for sounding the alarm far ahead of time. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )