Too Big to Fail

Another Oil Company, Cubic Energy, Files for Bankruptcy

12/15/15

Texas oil company Cubic Energy Inc. filed for chapter 11 protection with a prepackaged plan that would hand control to lenders. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article via The Wall Street Journal.

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NCBJ 2014: Thinking the Unthinkable: Bankruptcy for Large Financial Institutions

10/11/14
Jeffrey Lacker, President of the Richmond Federal Reserve Bank, made the case for why large financial institutions should subject to bankruptcy as the ABI Luncheon Keynote Speaker.  He started his address with the question "Why is a central banker interested in bankruptcy?"  His answer was that during the financial crisis of 2007-2008, the government played a role by distorting incentives of market players with multiple discretionary interventions which destabilized expectations.
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The Daily Docket: Midland Says It Didn’t ‘Bully’ Resorts Into Sale

10/15/12

The fight to bring four marquee U.S. hotels out of bankruptcy is turning increasingly nasty, with a hedge fund accusing the company that oversees their mortgage debt of “bullying” management into accepting a $1.5 billion offer from Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. Read the Daily Bankruptcy Review article here.

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"Too Big To Fail?"; JPMorgan's $9B Loss

07/08/12

  BLACK EYE FOR JP MORGANThe "Too Big To Fail" banks are at the center of the current U.S economic prob

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"Too Big To Fail?"; JPMorgan's $9B Loss

07/08/12

  BLACK EYE FOR JP MORGANThe "Too Big To Fail" banks are at the center of the current U.S economic prob

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What Would Happen if a Big Bank Failed?

04/13/12
Associated Press
Sen. Chris Dodd, left, and Rep.
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