by Ron Daly

Bailouts, bailouts, bailouts - everything bailouts!

For Credit Unions:

• The NAFCU blog's assessment of HARP/TARP
• The NCUA's meeting minutes
• What I consider to be THE "Can't Miss Read" of the week, an article from Chip Filson at CreditUnions.com about the bailout for CUs ("Taking the King's Schilling").
  
• Our CUJournal.com partner blog, The CUSoapbox, started an entire web page devoted to CU individuals and employees that wanted to talk about the CU Bailout. Click here to read the responses and see what the industry is facing.
  
• I got a little angry this week, too...not at the bailout in particular, but at a certain "American Institution" that was seeking their own slice of that $700 billion pie. Read my response to the auto industry bailout, "Have Plane, Will Travel".

For your average joe:

• How the bailout will affect you, from MSNBC.com
• We're back to spending less! A "Duh" of the week from The Economist.
  
• Want to know where your bailout's going? Here's a list of who's getting money and the amount.
  
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And your "this counts as news" story of the week?

• Police post want ad for people to become snitches. From MSNBC.com.
  

Labels: Can't Miss Reading List, Credit Union News, DigitalMailer, Financial Crisis, Financial News