Posts Tagged ‘citi’

Got money with Citi?

February 20th, 2010 | No Comments

Just read this.  It’s not quite what it seems: “Effective April 1, 2010, we reserve the right to require (7) days advance notice before permitting a withdrawal from all checking accounts. While we do not currently exercise this right and have not exercised it in the past, we are required by law to notify you [...]

Pay to Play – Obama’s fat cats

December 14th, 2009 | No Comments

Obama laid blame to the entire financial meltdown to the finance industry.  He trashed their bonuses as an example of why people don’t like banks right now. He sang a different tune last year.  He gladly accepted parts of their bonuses as the economy was melting down. Lehman Brothers $ 344,609 Bear Stearns $ 60,754 [...]

Obama’s hiccups

January 14th, 2009 | No Comments

Everyone is saying this has been a near-flawless transition: It had to come some time. Despite a nearly flawless transition period of astute, substantive and widely praised cabinet appointments, the nascent Obama administration has unintentionally provoked its first controversy. Significantly, it is in the sphere of national security. I haven’t been quite as impressed. Bill [...]