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Steve Dewey

Steve Dewey is a retired federal financial regulator and managing director of the Bastiat Society of Washington, DC. He is also founder of GeoFinancial Trends, LLC and writes on Substack.
by | May 17, 2023

On April 28, both the Federal Reserve and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued self-assessments of their regulatory oversight leading up to the closings of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. At the time of their failures, Silicon Valley Bank…

by | Mar 22, 2023

Two large regional banks failed within a period of only two days, Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) on March 10, and Signature Bank on March 12. Both banks had a combined aggregate asset size of $319 billion as of Dec. 31,…

by | Feb 14, 2023

The American public has long held an unfavorable view of the Internal Revenue Service, as evidenced by several historical surveys. A Gallup poll taken more than 25 years ago in October 1997 found that 69 percent of the American public…

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