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Corrupt Politics and Imprudent Bailouts are Two Peas in Same
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Corrupt Politics and Imprudent Bailouts are Two Peas in Same Pod
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In a study that confirms what anyone with common sense already knew, Banks with political ties got bailouts. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN212 ... arketsNews
U.S. banks that spent more money on lobbying were more likely to get government bailout money, according to a study released on Monday.
Banks whose executives served on Federal Reserve boards were more likely to receive government bailout funds from the Troubled Asset Relief Program, according to the study from Ran Duchin and Denis Sosyura, professors at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.
Banks with headquarters in the district of a U.S. House of Representatives member who serves on a committee or subcommittee relating to TARP also received more funds.
Political influence was most helpful for poorly performing banks, the study found.
Banks with an executive who sat on the board of a Federal Reserve Bank were 31 percent more likely to get bailouts through TARP's Capital Purchase Program, the study showed. Banks with ties to a finance committee member were 26 percent more likely to get capital purchase program funds.
President Obama said in October that despite the bailout, there was still too little credit flowing to small businesses.
Appearances Are Deceiving
The reason there appears to be "too little credit flowing to small businesses" is simple.
1. Banks are undercapitalized
2. Demand for loans is down
3. What demand does exist is from questionable risks
For details on those points please see Fictional Reserve Lending And The Myth Of Excess Reserves. http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot. ... th-of.html
Politicians For Sale
Some of the comments to the article hit the nail on the head.
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