In the annals of crime, there is a place reserved for the banker—a special sort of banker, mind you, not just the guy who offers you free checking with your savings account, presuming you keep a certain balance, at Chase.
Jon Stewart tried to keep the tone light in his appraisal of a Bloomberg News report showing that the cost of bank bailout during the financial crisis was much bigger than anyone thought, but there seemed to be palpable outrage when he quipped: "Our government is the world's dumbest loan shark."
Cartoonist Nick Anderson explains our trust issues.
American International Group's former CEO, Maurice "Hank" Greenberg isn't happy with the biggest bailout in American history and government takeover of AIG--he now wants $25 billion for his troubles.
Cartoonist Tony Auth on America's big banks.
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