American Banks 'High' On Drug Money: How a Whistleblower Blew the Lid Off Wachovia-Drug Cartel Money Laundering Scheme | | AlterNet

Explain to me again why the government is bailing these banksters out when they have their 'real' gangster friends to do it for them?

American Banks 'High' On Drug Money: How a Whistleblower Blew the Lid Off Wachovia-Drug Cartel Money Laundering Scheme | | AlterNet

Want To Hate Your Bank Even More Than You Do Now?

These aren't nice folks; their collective rap sheet includes fraud, sex discrimination, collusion to bribe public officials... even laundering drug money for Mexican drug cartels. 

Alternet goes through the six worst offenders, leading off with everyone's favorite.

The Mortgage Banks REALLY Need to Burn in Hell

Servicers Downgraded Credit Score of Man who Asked for His Note | FDL News Desk

I like Eugenia's header.....

.....'Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?"

Speaking of turkeys......

The foreclosure crisis merges with financial meltdown and who's the one party missing from the talks? It ain't the banks, that's for sure.

All HAMP-ed Up

The basic premise of HAMP was fucked from the start. If you give the banks the option of doing the right thing or maximizing their profit, they will screw their customers EVERY time. Hang somebody... starting with the Reichpublicans and Blue Dogs who watered all the financial legislation down or skewed it to favor the banks and Wall Street! I'll climb down off my soapbox now :)

Good read, but don't have any weapons within reach while you read. Someone could die :)

Matt Taibbi: Courts Helping Banks Screw Over Homeowners

Why does no one ever mention jailtime for the banksters?

Emptywheel takes on the bank fraud/foreclosure mess.