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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 | 8

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| 

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| 2

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 »

Why is Obama Championing Bush’s Financial Wrecking Crew?

Nov 23, 2009| 

Tom Frank’s book: The Wrecking Crew explains how the Bush administration destroyed effective government and damaged our social fabric and our economy. The Obama... Read »

A Thorough Investigation of the Financial Collapse

Jul 31, 2009| 

The original Pecora investigation documented the causes of the economic collapse that led to the Great Depression. It was named after Ferdinand Pecora, lead counsel... Read »

Do Banks Need More Capital?

Jul 14, 2009| 

[via New Deal 2.0] Five Unasked Questions About the Stress Tests 1. Why will these (weak) stress tests lead to more realistic evaluations than the (far tougher)... Read »