These are exciting times! This story just came across the news wires: *SOMALIAN PIRATES APPLY TO BECOME BANK TO ACCESS TARP *PAULSON: TARP PIRATE EQUITY IS AN `INVESTMENT,’ WILL PAY OFF *KASHKARI SAYS `SOMALI PIRATES ARE ‘FUNDAMENTALLY SOUND’ *Moody’s upgrade Somali Pirates to AAA *HUD SAYS SOMALI DHOW FORECLOSURE PROGRAM HAD `VERY LOW’ PARTICIPATION *SOMALI [...]

Thank you Judy S.: I don’t know if Adolph Hitler ever discussed Ron Paul, granite countertops, or AIG, but this is one clever video.

Jay Leno mentioned that, “Former President Jimmy Carter blasted President Bush, blaming the financial crisis on him. Carter called this the worst financial crisis since…the Carter Administration.” (Thank you Jonathan K.)

Islamic finance firms help Muslim customers buy homes without compromising their religious principles. Islam forbids charging interest in the belief that it exploits people, but it allows making money off actual goods. Usually the home buyer purchases their home jointly with the “finance company”, and then pays rent and eventually buys the company out of [...]

There are millions of clever folks out there, and believe it or not some aren’t even in mortgage banking! The website name says it all, but anyone who likes cats, and especially those that don’t, should check out this site.