December 25, 2009

Self Dealing Part II: Investigations Started

NY Times: “When you buy protection against an event that you have a hand in causing, you are buying fire insurance on someone else’s house and then committing arson.” Mr. Lippmann made his pitch to select hedge fund clients, arguing they should short the mortgage market. He sometimes distributed a T-shirt that read “I’m Short …

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WSJ Commences Attack on Judges Granting Homeowner Relief

The Wall Street Journal has adopted the Murdoch brand of “news” reporting and with it, an attack on the basic principles of law that have been in place for hundreds of years. As you can see from the article below they acknowledge that more and more Judges are finding flaws in the foreclosure scheme, but …

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