Bank failure watch
FDIC Pares Aid for Bank Buyers – WSJ.com
New York Community Bank, Westbury, New York, Assumes All of the Deposits of Desert Hills Bank, Phoenix, Arizona
Bank of the Ozarks, Little Rock, Arkansas, Assumes All of the Deposits of Unity National Bank, Cartersville, Georgia
Centennial Bank, Conway, Arkansas, Assumes All of the Deposits of Key West Bank, Key West, Florida
CharterBank, West Point, Georgia, Assumes All of the Deposits of McIntosh Commercial Bank, Carrollton, Georgia
Varying views on Angela Merkel
The Greece Agreement: ‘Kohl Would Have Done the Same Thing’ – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International
The Greek Bailout Plan: Merkel’s Risky Hand of Brussels Poker – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International
The World from Berlin: Merkel’s Greece Deal ‘Betrays the Concept of Europe’ – SPIEGEL ONLINE – News – International
Other News
What If Women Ran Wall Street? — New York Magazine
O.C. housing beyond bottom, homebuilders say – Lansner on Real Estate : The Orange County Register
What About Private Equity? : CJR
ECB Trichet: ECB To Accept BBB- Collateral Beyond End 2010 | iMarketNews.com
FT Alphaville – Stacy-Marie Ishmael – It’s official: Ambac’s CDS triggered
Bank of America, Wells Fargo might not pay federal taxes for 2009 | McClatchy
Reforming a broken mortgage system – George Soros – POLITICO.com
Regulators, Mount Up | The New Republic
La décision de Pékin sur le yuan dépendra de l’emploi
National Journal Online — Economy Experts — Maestro Looks Back
FT.com – Philip Stephens – Merkel’s myopia reopens Europe’s German question
Those Pesky Second Liens, and an update on HAMP « Rortybomb
Bruce Krasting: What Healthcare Success?
Sen. Kaufman: We Are Going After Lehman Brothers Over Accounting Shenanigans(VIDEO)
Albert Edwards Vindicated: Discusses China’s Upcoming Trade Deficit, And Why CNY DEVALUATION Is Now Increasingly Likely | zero hedge
Economist’s View: "Recovery Depends on Main Street"
Maroder Finanzkonzern: Hypo Real gibt Zahlen bekannt – Chef schon weg – Nachrichten Wirtschaft – WELT ONLINE
Economy shrinks to same levels as 2003 after record slump – Irish, Business – Independent.ie
Top Fed Official Says Megabanks Need To Shrink Or Crises Will Keep Occurring
China: A Tale of Three Swan Songs | zero hedge