Scott Adams Tells Government Officials Who Are Receiving a Soaring Amount of Threats From the Public: “Take a F***ing Hint.”

https://twitter.com/_/status/1739291520308789477 Threats to public officials soaring, deputy attorney general says https://t.co/Y47G4wbOA5 — POLITICO (@politico) December 24, 2023 The Justice Department is seeing an “unprecedented rise” in threats to public officials, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said during an interview that …

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In June, the total amount of money owed to finance companies (Consumers, Real Estate, Business) increased 17.7%. In the first quarter, the interest rate for new car loans was 6.4% with a maturity of 66 months financing $39,066. For used cars, 15.7% with 66 months financing at $23,537

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g20/current/g20.pdf In June 2023, the total outstanding amount owed was approximately $1,850.9 billion dollars–up 14.7% from May! In the first quarter, the interest rate for new car loans was 6.4% with a maturity of 66 months financing $39,066. For …

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FDIC observed some institutions incorrectly reduced the amount reported to the extent the uninsured deposits are collateralized by pledged assets; this is incorrect as the existence of collateral has no bearing on the portion of a deposit that is covered by federal deposit insurance!

by Dismal-Jellyfish Source: https://www.fdic.gov/news/financial-institution-letters/2023/fil23037.html The FDIC observed that some insured depository institutions (IDIs) are not reporting estimated uninsured deposits in accordance with the instructions to the Consolidated Reports of Condition and Income (Call Report). For example, some institutions incorrectly reduced …

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Shot Through The Heart (Of The Economy)? US Debt UP By Same Amount In Last 4 Years Than It Did In First 221 Years (Minsky Moment When $192 TRILLION In Unfunded Liabilities Hits The Fan

by confoundedinterest17 Shot through the heart (of the economy), and they’re to blame. The Fed and Congress give government a bad name. When I see the faces of Alan Greenspan, Ben Bernanke, Janet Yellen and Jerome Powell, all I think of …

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Barclays offered and sold $17.7 billion in securities, SEC requests an extension.

by Dismal-Jellyfish https://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2023/34-97632.pdf Source: https://www.sec.gov/litigation/admin/2023/34-97632.pdf In the Order, the Commission found that BBPLC failed to put into place any internal control around the real-time tracking of securities being offered or sold off of its Commission-registered shelf registration statements. As a result of …

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