Federal Reserve
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A few hours after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke began a spirited defense of his much-maligned tenure leading the nation's central bank, a Republican Senator reached across the aisle to join one of the chamber's more liberal members in declaring his intention to delay Bernanke's likely confirmation.
Senator To Fed Chair Bernanke: 'You Are The Definition Of Moral
FEd Inflation
The following information may be the most important we have ever published. One of our Intel sources, highly placed in banking circles, tells us that on 1/1/10 all banks that have received TARP funds have been informed by the Federal Reserve that they must further restrict any commercial lending. Loans have to be 75% collateralized, 50% of which has to be in cash, which is a compensating balance.
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