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Monday, 03/23/2009 7:57:03 PM

Monday, March 23, 2009 7:57:03 PM

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FDIC and OTS did a bad job. The way this take over went down is so messed up. The fact that the FDIC is empowered by Congress to do their job doesn't mean they can mess up this bad and get away with it.

Here's a description of the FDIC from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank (the paragraphs after these are also good reading) :
"The banking industry is a highly regulated industry with detailed and focused regulators. All banks with FDIC-insured deposits have the FDIC as a regulator; however, for examinations,[clarification needed] the Federal Reserve is the primary federal regulator for Fed-member state banks; the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) is the primary federal regulator for national banks; and the Office of Thrift Supervision, or OTS, is the primary federal regulator for thrifts. State non-member banks are examined by the state agencies as well as the FDIC. National banks have one primary regulator—the OCC.

Each regulatory agency has their own set of rules and regulations to which banks and thrifts must adhere.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) was established in 1979 as a formal interagency body empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards, and report forms for the federal examination of financial institutions. Although the FFIEC has resulted in a greater degree of regulatory consistency between the agencies, the rules and regulations are constantly changing. ... "

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