Todd BakerBig Business Take Note: Rule by Judiciary isn’t the Boon You Think it isThe U.S. Supreme Court may not think homeless people should be able to camp on public property, but it is emphatically ok with extending…Jul 1Jul 1
Todd BakerThe dark art of bank fair-value accounting needs more transparencySoFi’s choiceJan 21Jan 21
Todd BakerTwo Questions on Stablecoins and the Global Monetary SystemWhich countries will greet positively the elimination via blockchain of their ability to manage their own national economies?Aug 24, 2023Aug 24, 2023
Todd BakerWhy SVB Financial Is Getting Off Easy in Bankruptcy CourtRegulators didn’t order the holding company to help. Now other banks are stuck with an unjust bill.Aug 2, 2023Aug 2, 2023
Todd BakerWhat’s the DIF for the big banks?It’s probably more than $20bn, on aggregateMay 19, 2023May 19, 2023
Todd BakerUnpicking the US deposit insurance debateChange incentives rather than fiddle around with limit levelsMay 19, 2023May 19, 2023
Todd BakerHandicapping the reported bidders for First RepublicAccording to the collective wisdom of The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, and Reuters, there are five banks that have been asked to submit…Apr 29, 2023Apr 29, 2023
Todd BakerThe Best Solution for First Republic is in the Hands of the Big BanksThere is an alternative to failure or zombie status for First Republic Bank. The eleven banks that provided $30 billion in uninsured…Apr 26, 2023Apr 26, 2023
Todd BakerCrypto Is Money Without a PurposeIt isn’t a financial service and shouldn’t be regulated as one. Laws on gambling are more relevant.Jan 19, 2023Jan 19, 2023