tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319775530671726401.post7410783088461549000..comments2023-10-01T09:18:26.162-04:00Comments on Keith Leggett’s Credit Union Watch: No Dog Sled RequiredKeith Leggetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14794334790117033547noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319775530671726401.post-90844179645421389212013-11-27T15:04:47.127-05:002013-11-27T15:04:47.127-05:00"Too big to fail" is going to destroy th..."Too big to fail" is going to destroy this country. I look forward to Keith's next article on why interstate banking limitations should apply to banks as well as credit unions. <br /><br />I'd gladly swap the tax exemption for a return to interstate banking prohibitions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319775530671726401.post-52167178881295639582013-11-22T17:45:44.696-05:002013-11-22T17:45:44.696-05:00just love the credit union defenders.
jpm, wells,...just love the credit union defenders.<br /> jpm, wells, b of a acquire wachovia, countrywide, wamu,bear stearns, merril lynch and save the taxpayer from those burdens at (now) enormous cost to them and NOT the taxpayer. yes, big banks were awful. but - what- wescorp, us central, telesis, texans werent?<br />WAKE UP.<br />bad lending was universal and as a percentage of industry assets worse (and still worse) in credit unions. <br />bet you think the assessment repreive is permanent too.<br />tell you what, i got a church loan participation i want you to buy...or a telesis biz loan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319775530671726401.post-29153014602149900212013-11-18T23:31:40.942-05:002013-11-18T23:31:40.942-05:00Perhaps NCUA being both a chartering authority and...Perhaps NCUA being both a chartering authority and a deposit insurer creates an inherent conflict of interest?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319775530671726401.post-52460519336100104662013-11-18T13:37:35.322-05:002013-11-18T13:37:35.322-05:00As a CEO in Washington State, "Amen". Wh...As a CEO in Washington State, "Amen". While we pay state taxes (state sales tax at about 10%), Alaska pays zilch. Nada. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319775530671726401.post-90242190387568796052013-11-18T13:20:50.565-05:002013-11-18T13:20:50.565-05:00No. Just the Federal Reserve who thinks it is thei...No. Just the Federal Reserve who thinks it is their duty to bail out the biggest banks. And not punish the TBIF banks when they screw up the American economy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319775530671726401.post-16720610826664012472013-11-18T12:03:10.160-05:002013-11-18T12:03:10.160-05:00Yes TBTF is still a problem - but they aren't ...Yes TBTF is still a problem - but they aren't tax exempt, CRA exempt and don't have a regulator that thinks their mission is to promote credit unions. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319775530671726401.post-27475893243430661272013-11-18T09:04:58.564-05:002013-11-18T09:04:58.564-05:00And I would rather have a system where B of A, Wel...And I would rather have a system where B of A, Wells Fargo, Chase, Citi, and all the rest of the the 'to big to fail' institutions didn't have national cross-borders authority too. So, while you are about limiting credit union charters, please put that into the mix.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com