banking

FDIC Finds Need to Market Advertisements Against Bank Runs In the video, Chairman Jelena McWilliams emphasizes that hoarding cash in mattresses “didn’t pan out well for so many people.” The video is intended to discourage a bank run. ... FDIC’s anti-bank run ad comes at a time when the...

On this site, even those of us who don't wholeheartedly embrace some implementation of a gold standard are somewhat familiar with the arguments advanced in favor of gold as money, as a unit of value, as a bulwark against inflation and hidden taxation, etc. Historically, even those who have...

Bob Murphy has a new podcast with co-host Carlos Lara. The podcast will be concerned with Austrian economics, financial market analysis, banking (including Nelson Nash's "infinite banking concept" or IBC), etc. No indication yet of when or how frequently new episodes will be released. Main...

h/t Bob Murphy: http://consultingbyrpm.com/blog/2016/01/potpourri-312.html A well-written and informative article for those interested in the intersection of Congressional budgeting and Fed accounting (and not too long, either, given the recondite subject matter) ... No Honor Among Thieves...

Would any of you be interested in using a gold-backed debit card? That is, you'd have an account of gold. You would own the gold, not dollars. Upon swiping the card to pay for your meal or shopping or whatever (or having it auto-debited to pay for rent or electricity) dollars would be...

Patrick Barron: The End of the US Dollar Imperium http://bastiat.mises.org/2014/10/patrick-barron-the-end-of-the-us-dollar-imperium/ Ryan McMaken (24 October 2014) Jeff Deist and Patrick Barron address the issue of monetary imperialism. How does the US use the dollar as a weapon of economic...

How to Create Money _____Have you ever borrowed money at a bank? If so, think back to the occasion. _____When the loan was approved did the banker go to the vault, count out the money, and hand you the loan in cash? Probably not. More likely, he handed you a deposit slip, showing that he had...

Tracking Your Cash: US Department of Justice launches ‘Operation Choke Point’ What Freedom? Another notch in the belt of 'Big Brother' as Orson Wells speaks once again. The Banksters FIAT paper big con-trick that the central banks and governments carryout . instead of issuing currency against...

Do you say conspiracy or not? Why did Obama and Boehner attack Libya? All according to plan? Goldman Sachs Margin Calls in 2008-11? Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) suing the 'USUAL SUSPECTS' aka Goldman Sachs in London, UK... GS fraud continues to be found around the planet. I wonder how...