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William K. Black

Affiliation: University of Missouri, Kansas City

William K. Black, J.D., Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Law and Economics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Professor Black was the Executive Director of the Institute for Fraud Prevention, Litigation Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank Board, General Counsel of the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, and Senior Deputy Chief Counsel of the Office of Thrift Supervision.

His expertise is in: banking law, fraud detection and prevention, and the regulation and supervision of financial institutions.

Professor Black earned a PhD at University of California at Irvine and a J.D. at University of Michigan Law School.

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William K. Black's Latest Articles | 13

Germany puts the EU through the Wood Chipper – and Theocrats Cheer

Nov 21, 2011| 

Those of you who have seen the film Fargo have the wood chipper scene indelibly seared into your memory. (If you have not seen Fargo please remedy this deficiency... Read »

A Suggested Theme for the Occupation of Wall Street

Oct 4, 2011| 

The systemically dangerous institutions (SDIs) are inaccurately called “too big to fail” banks. The administration calls them “systemically important,”... Read »

Dawn of the Gargoyles: Romney Proves He’s Learned Nothing from the Crisis

Jun 22, 2011| 

Mitt Romney chose to unveil the economic plank of his campaign for the Republican nomination with a speech in Aurora, Colorado decrying banking regulation. He could... Read »

Obama Haters Praise His Tax Policies Because They Believe Those Policies Will Make Him Fail

Dec 14, 2010| 

Like the Sirens reputed to lure sailors onto to rocks, a series of columnists who want President Obama to fail are praising Obama’s capitulation on extending... Read »

Geithner and Greenspan do Standup

Mar 22, 2010| 

My friends have to put up with my complaints that Brits think Americans are incapable of irony when, in reality, we are world class. Further proof of our preeminence... Read »

What Do Our Nation’s Biggest Banks Owe Us Now?

Mar 16, 2010| 

This week, ABC News World News with Diane Sawyer is airing a series about the struggling middle class. The show’s producers posed the following question to... Read »

An Open Letter to Bank of America Chairman

Feb 7, 2010| 1

Re: Hans-Olaf Henkel, Bank of America’s Senior Advisor in Germany Dear Dr. Massey, I am writing in my individual capacity. It came to my attention yesterday that... Read »

Testimony By Geithner, Bernanke and Paulson Demonstrates Need for Thorough Investigation of AIG Deals

Jan 28, 2010| 1

The truly extraordinary disclosures were that Paulson, Bernanke, and Geithner all purported to have had no involvement in one of the most expensive decisions in... Read »

Bernanke Believes Monodisciplinary Means Multidisciplinary

Dec 18, 2009| 

This column arose from research about President Obama’s proposed reappointment of Dr. Bernanke as Fed Chair. Bernanke was faced recently with the choice of... Read »

Bo Cutter’s Indictment of the Finance Industry

Dec 1, 2009| 3

Bo Cutter has presented the best possible defense of Treasury Secretary Geithner. It is a remarkable defense because it is premised on a scathing indictment of Wall... Read »

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