The former Senior Deputy Director of Supervisory Examinations at the FDIC will head the firm’s new Washington, D.C., office WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 8, 2020) ––The …
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BankThink – Strip FASB of its powers
The latest Financial Accounting Standards Board debacle may finally cause the government to step in and end its monopoly power to dictate accounting standards on …
Trump wants negative rates — but what would that mean for your wallet?
Previously seen as a sort of theoretical thought experiment and a line that should never be crossed, some countries have experimented with setting negative interest …
William Isaac in American Banker on Lack of FDIC Intervention
William Isaac spoke to American Banker on the subject of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which has not acted on Congress’ March approval to intervene …
BankThink – Congress was right to freeze CECL
The Financial Accounting Standards Board is at it again. The counterproductive and harmful mark-to-market accounting rules imposed by FASB led to the near-collapse of the …
How the Fed is trying to rescue the economy from the coronavirus with an emergency stash of cash
The Federal Reserve is backing up a multi-trillion dollar dump truck of cash into the world’s largest economy. How it delivers that pile to more …
BankThink – How small banks can help small companies get through coronavirus
The coronavirus has brought together a badly divided country in a way almost never seen. With an invisible enemy uniting the nation, the vibrant network …
William Isaac in Quartz on Community Banks Providing Loans in Today’s Crisis
William Isaac spoke to Quartz on community banks providing loans to small businesses during today’s crisis. Part of the $2 trillion Cares act was providing small business …
Ex-Regulator and New York Banker Establish Advisory Firm
William Isaac, a former chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and of Fifth Third Bancorp, and Howard Milstein, a prominent New York banker and …
American Banker on the Launch of the Isaac-Milstein Group
American Banker covers the launch of the Isaac-Milstein Group, a new advisory firm specializing in corporate governance, risk management and compliance in the global financial sector. …
