Yesterday the FDIC announced the failure of three more banks, bringing the total number of bank failures this year to 123. The 123 failures this year compare to 25 failures last year and three failures in 2007; there have been more bank failures this year than in any year since 1992. The cost to the [...]
Archive for November 14th, 2009
Bank Failures And A Salutary Example Of Federal Regulation
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Electronic Christmas Cards
Posted in Environment, Technology, tagged Christmas, Christmas cards, Electronic Christmas Cards, Environment, Environmental, Green Christmas, Holiday cards, Holidays, Technology on November 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Every year I choose from among the firm’s holiday cards and then individually write, address, and mail the cards to clients. I send the cards as a personal expression of appreciation and good will, with a handwritten note and signature. I occasionally get Christmas cards where the “sender’s” name is embossed on the card and [...]