Mark-to-Market Debate in the News:
[$$] Banks Face Mark-to-Market Challenge - Wall Street Journal, March 15, 2010
Raters Face Fresh Push in House Over Claims – Wall Street Journal, September 25, 2009
Insurers’ Biggest Writedowns May Be Yet to Come - Bloomberg News, August 20, 2009
FDIC May Add to Special Fees as Mounting Failures Drain Reserve - Bloomberg News, August 20, 2009
FASB Looks to Expand Mark Rules – Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2009
Revenge of the Accounting Authorities? – IDDmagazine.com, August 11, 2009
Divine Intervention - The Economist, July 16, 2009
Barney Frank, Chris Dodd Do Banking Back Flip – Bloomberg News, July 15, 2009
Weakening A Market Watchdog – The Washington Post, March 26, 2009
Mortgage Securities Drag FHLB to a Loss – Wall Street Journal, March 16, 2009
Regulators Draw Fire in Congress – Wall Street Journal, March 13, 2009
Congress Members Fume at Fair Value – CFO.com, March 12, 2009
Bankers Say Rules Are the Problem – The New York Times, March 12, 2009
House panel gets FASB pledge on accounting rule - Forbes, March 12, 2009
[$$] Mark-to-market changes around the corner, but suspension appears unlikely – SNL, March 12, 2009
The Mark-to-Market Babble Continues – Housing Wire, March 11, 2009
Mark-to-market accounting guidance due in Q2: SEC chief – Reuters, March 11, 2009
Buffett’s Unmentionable Bank Solution – Wall Street Journal, March 11, 2009
Bernanke Urges Rules Overhaul to Stem Risk Build-Ups – Bloomberg News, March 10, 2009
Burning Billions – ABA Banking Journal, March 6, 2009
[$$] Viewpoint: Repeal Mark-to-Market to End Crisis – American Banker, March 4, 2009
[$$] How Geithner Can Price Troubled Bank Assets – Wall Street Journal, February 25, 2009
Bernanke Says Mark-to-Market Accounting Rule Should Be Improved – Bloomberg News, February 25, 2009
Mark-to-Market Changes Fail to Rally Stocks - TheStreet.com, February 20, 2009
ABA Welcomes FASB’s Decision to Review Measurements for Fair Value Accounting – American Bankers Association, February 18, 2009
Small banks look to fight perception problems – azcentral.com, February 17, 2009
Scrap This, Bolster That: Seeking Really Fair Value – Barron’s Online, February 16, 2009
MidSouth Bank’s CEO Tells Bloomberg Feds Need to Break up Big Banks – PR Newswire, February 16, 2009
[$$] Don’t Let Judges Tear Up Mortgage Contracts – Wall Street Journal, February 13, 2009
Mark-to-Market Is a Thorn in Our Side – TheStreet.com, February 12, 2009
Does Fair Value Accounting + Credit Default Swaps = Global Deflation? - StockNews, February 11, 2009
[$$] The Unmentionable Bank Solution – Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2009
Wall Street: Thumbs down on bailout – CNN Money, February 10, 2009
Critics of mark-to-market accounting renew efforts to get it overturned – Medill Reports, February 11, 2009
Financial Crisis: The Failure of Accounting Reform – Mises.org, February 4, 2009
Fannie, Freddie, FHLBs Face New Requirements (Update1) – Bloomberg News, January 23, 2009
[$$] Let’s Write the Rating Agencies Out of Our Law - Wall Street Journal, January 2, 2009
Somebody Tell Hank There is a Hole in the Bucket - Brian Battle, December 18, 2008
The Highway to Serfdom - The American Spectator, December 15, 2008
Make Fair Value Fair – The American Spectator, December 15, 2008
Time for Real Accounting Change – The American Spectator, December 12, 2008
Rules Have Consequences – The American Spectator, December 12, 2008
Market Value Accounting Crippling Economy – The American Spectator, December 11, 2008
Improve Accounting – The American Spectator, December 11, 2008
Cox Is Asleep at the Wheel on Mark-to-Market – RealMoney.com, December 8, 2008
Behind Schwarzman Spat With Wasserstein Lies Rule 115- Bloomberg News, December 8, 2008
Washington regulators debate fair value – Market Watch, November 21, 2008
Reverse Leverage of Mark-to-Market Wrecks Banks: John M. Berry – Bloomberg News, October 13, 2008
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