RBS

I have a ton of links today, so I have broken then out into sections. See the news feed for other stories. Finance Inside Obama's bank CEOs meeting - Eamon Javers - POLITICO.com “My administration,” the president added, “is the only…

Here are the main links. Others can be found in the news feed (also available via RSS). Enjoy. No Return to Normal - James K. Galbraith A Sign of the Times: A.I.G. Sues Countrywide - Deal Book Mexico Treasury Seeks Measure…

Last summer, as a number of sinister revelations were made about the goings-on in the financial services sector, I speculated that we would definitely see the government going after individual executives for illegal activities. I saw…

Gillian Tett has written in the Financial Times that the Obama Administration is no talking to the Swedes directly about their solution to the credit crisis, suggesting a openness to potential banking crisis solutions. Next week, Bo…

Three more Obama nominees withdraw from running - Telegraph (hat tip Michael) Returned to TARP - FT Alphaville R.B.S. Seeks to Unwind a Decade of Deals - Deal Book - NY Times Geithner, With Few Aides, Faces Challenges - Deal Book -…

Royal Bank of Scotland just reported a record loss for a Britsh company of £24.1 billion pounds. That's about £400 for every living soul in the country:

Citigroup close to reaching deal with government: report - Reuters The Banks's Rigged Stress Test - Dean Baker Renters Lose Edge on Homeowners - WSJ.com TARP Said to Be Ripe for Fraud - WSJ.com £650,000 pension for former RBS chief Sir…

Everybody is talking about nationalization. The latest trigger is the Citi discussions with the U.S. government to convert taxpayers' preferred shares into common equity. Below are a few Bloomberg video clips from just this morning…

Below are the main stories I wish to highlight. There are a bunh of others in the newsfeed.

Burris Says Was Asked to Raise Funds for Blagojevich - Bloomberg.com Just how big are the UK banks - UK Bubble (Alice Cook is all over this one -- and it's not just about RBS. Thanks for the link, Alice.) Royal Bank of Scotland paid…