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With No Climate Bill in Sight, Investors Turn to China

By | 08.17.10 | 10:30 am

It turns out that an economy-wide cap on carbon emissions really is necessary to spur investment in what President Obama likes to call the “clean energy economy.” At least for Deutsche Bank.

Politico pointed today to an Aug. 11 Reuters story that says Deutsche Bank will funnel the $6 billion More…

Court to Wrangle Documents From the Fed’s Cold Hands

By | 03.19.10 | 5:13 pm

Bloomberg’s long-standing Freedom of Information Act request for a look at who in the financial system took part in the Fed’s now-secret $2 trillion loan program has been granted by a second court on the basis that there exists no exemption to FOIA rules for the continued economic More…

Cleveland Neighborhoods Win a Round in Fight Against Banks Over Foreclosures

By | 06.19.09 | 10:31 am

For neighborhoods fighting the blight and deteriorating property values caused by foreclosed properties that banks abandon or unload on speculators, this is big news: A housing court judge in Cleveland has ordered Wells Fargo to clean up the foreclosed houses it owns in Cleveland.

In the preliminary injunction he issued More…

Banks with Deep Pockets Dodge Foreclosure Damages

By | 12.30.08 | 8:53 am

The fight that neighborhoods in Cleveland are launching against banks that dump vacant and vandalized foreclosed homes back onto the real estate market received a bit of a setback, as I noted in my story Monday. A private, non-profit housing advocacy group had filed suit in local housing court More…