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Full Faith and Credit: The Great S & L Debacle and Other Washington Sagas Paperback – September 1, 2000

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A colorful and insightful memoir on the creation and nurturing of the S& L debacle.

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The author, a former FDIC/RTC chairman under Presidents Reagan and Bush, Sr., presents a colorful, irreverent, insightful Washington memoir. Chosen by Congress to lead the S & L cleanup, he describes how the debacle was created and nurtured, and the lawsuits against Charles Keating, Michael Milken, and Neil Bush that it spawned. Included are lively anecdotes of confrontations with heavy-weight White House chief of staff John Sununu, an interview with a wild-eyed Wyoming purchaser of FDIC property from a liquidated bank who arrived in Seidman's office armed with a gun to register his displeasure with the purchase, and an ambush by Secret Service agents who converged on Seidman as he opened his window and leaned out to watch the President's helicopter take off.

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L. William Seidman was Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) from 1985-1991. From 1989-1991 he was the first Chairman of the Resolution Trust Company (RTC). From 1982-1985 he was Dean of the College of Business at Arizona State University. From 1977-1982 he was Chief Financial Officer and Director of Phelps Dodge, Inc. From 1982-1984 he served as President Reagan's Co-Chair of the White House Conference on Productivity and from 1974-1976 he was assistant to President Gerald Ford for U.S. Economic Affairs. From 1968-1974 he was Chief Executive Officer of Seidman and Seidman (now BDO Seidman), Certified Public Accountants. During World War II Mr. Seidman served in the U.S. Navy as a communications officer on a destroyer and received the Bronze Star for service in the invasion of the Philippines, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa. Mr. Seidman received his undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College, his law degree from Harvard University, and his M.B.A. from the University of Michigan. He is presently publisher of Bank Director magazine, vice chairman of Corporate Board Member magazine, chief commentator of CNBC-TV, and has served as a consultant to the World Bank, Deposit Corporation of Japan, Morgan Stanley (Asia), Ernst & Young, Nippon Credit Bank, Freddie Mac, and the Capital Group. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of InteliData, Inc., Fiserv, Inc., Clark/Bardes, Quepasa.com., GMAC Mortgage, and LML Systems. Biographical Information April 29, 1921 Born, Grand Rapids, Michigan 1939-43 Dartmouth College (A.B., Business Administration) 1944-46 US Navy 1946-48 Harvard Law School (LL.B.) 1948-49 University of Michigan (M.B.A., Business Economics) 1949-74 Seidman and Seidman, Certified Public Accountants (Resident partner, then national managing partner) 1962 Unsuccessful candidate for election as Auditor General of Michigan

1962- Member and Chairman, Board of Control of Grand Valley State Colleges 1962-73 President, WZZM-TV of Grand Rapids 1963-1968 Special Assistant for Financial Affairs to Governor George Romney of Michigan 1967-1968 Director, Washington, D.C. Office, Romney for President Committee 1970 Chairman, Board of Directors, Detroit Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago 1971-74 Member, Advisory Council, Michigan Department of Commerce 1973-74 Chairman, Michigan Commission on Higher Education

Feb.-Aug. 1974 Assistant for Administration and Services to Vice President Gerald R. Ford 1974-77 Assistant to the President for Economic Affairs; and Executive Director of the Economic Policy Board 1977-82 Director, then Vice Chairman, Phelps Dodge Corporation 1982-85 Dean, College of Business Administration, Arizona State University 1985-91 Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 1991 Chief Commentator, CNBC-FNN TV

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beard Books (September 1, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1893122492
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1893122499
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.04 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 0.72 x 9.02 inches

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Bachelier

New Release: RTC II ...the TARP Monster!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 22, 2008

Now that the USA is starting up RTC II (named TARP), this treasure is sure to rise on AMAZON's sales list (those who know nothing of the past are doomed to repeat it). Sure to be on every Beltway Wonk's bedside shortly.

Seidman's excellent explication of the S&L crisis and the activities of the Resolution Trust Corporation are filled with wonderful wry observations, like this:

"My friends, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that the full faith and credit of the FDIC and the U.S. government stands behind your money at the bank. But the bad news is that you, my fellow taxpayers, stand behind the U.S. government."

The whole RTC game was simply a duration play, unwinding short (less than 30 years) and borrowing long (issuing 30 year US bonds), and Seidman walks us through the technicals of that obvious play.

Seidman is not as bad as Larry Summers in the smug-self-satisfied brilliant observer, but at times he is pretty close. He is certain of his analysis, but truth is the daughter of time and some of his observations have since been proven to be opinion, not fact.

Still, an excellent read in these bizarre times.

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If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit next to me

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Seidman uses the above quote in the chapter where he apportions blame for the S&L fiasco. This book contains a lot of entertaining passages, and considering it is a book about finance written by an accountant, that in itself makes the book unusual.
I found the book to be well written, and very up-front about the authors biases. It was refreshing that the hidden agenda was right out in the open for everyone to inspect, just the way the author maintains that good government should operate. As Seidman states in his introduction:
"Why write about these experiences?" Of course, I share the goals of most memoirists: to immortalize my contribution to society; even scores with my enemies; provide financial security for my old age, confirm the taxpayers worst suspicions about their government; and generally leave a record of my adventures for the benefit of future historians".

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Book was good. Author one of the greatest public servants ever

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transaction went perfectly.

Book was good.

Author one of the greatest public servants ever. Sage-like observation, advice and action. A modern-day Superman!

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