Revisiting (Rehashing?) the Credit Crisis

by Erin McCune | Jan 11, 2010

I spent most of 2008 and early 2009 completely obsessed with the credit crisis (evidenced by this index of the best crisis coverage I created just over a year ago). Reading this Andrew Ross Sorkin piece in tomorrow’s New York Times got me all riled up again:...

The Receivables Exchange: Online Receivables Auction Provides Cash-Hungry Suppliers Liquidity

by Erin McCune | Aug 10, 2009

If there is a silver lining to the credit crisis and resulting economic woes, it is renewed energy in the supplier financing space. As a B2B e-payment evangelizer, I’ve long considered dynamic supplier financing a potential “killer app” to drive broad adoption of...

Where’s the Money Go? Interactive TARP Fund Chart (WSJ)

by Erin McCune | Jun 29, 2009

In case you’ve been wondering where things stand with government bailout funds the WSJ has an interactive graphic. You can sort by program (Automotive Industry Financing Program, etc.), by recipient company, by date, by amount, etc. (hat tip to Barry...

Oh, You Make Me Want to Shout!

by Bryan Derman | Mar 16, 2009

I’ve been trying to enjoy the little culture skirmish that surfaced last week as media watchdog Jon Stewart of the Comedy Central took comedian Jim Cramer of CNBC to task for failing to warn the public that the valuation of  houses, equities, municipal bonds,...

What’s Your Hurry? Here’s Your Hat!

by scott | Mar 8, 2009

In his New Yorker column this week titled “House of Cards”, James Surowiecki writes about how some US credit card issuers are trying to shed some of their existing customers.In effect, they’re trying to follow the advice given by Larry Selden and Geoffrey...