How a Business Can Learn From Policy Mistakes
The failings of the Catholic Church and other similar institutions offer lessons not just for religious organizations, but any organization faced with issues that could result in potential scandal.
Do Cash Donations Make Churches Too Risky to Bank?
American Banker published Sheila Tendy's article which examines how religious organizations appear to be caught in the bank de-risking vortex.
"De-Risking Threatens Religious Access to Banking Services"
Making the Right Call: When Protecting Kids Is Good Business and Good Law
The Penn State sexual abuse scandal provides an important opportunity to look at the assumption of risk entities take on when they work with kids yet fail to have strong child protection policies in place.
Read full article published in the Huffington Post
Elizabeth Warren’s Ultra Hip Rap Video Puts the Edge Into Regulating Consumer Financial Services
Elizabeth Warren’s macarena puts the cool back in regulating consumer financial services in compliance with federal law.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elizabeth-warrens-ultra-h_b_690416
Love on the Other Side of The Street – Can Hope Conquer Wall Street’s Woes?
The world is in the midst of an intense struggle for survival - Good versus Evil, Dark versus Light. We feel the grit of our times. None of it matters if we don’t feel a reason to hope for the future.
Published in the Huffington Post
Finding a Home for Toxic Assets: Where is the Final Resting Place?
There is a thinly veiled conundrum surrounding the new Public-Private Partnership Investment Program (PIPP) created by Treasury to help get toxic mortgage assets off the books of banks. Who will be the ultimate owners?
Published in the Huffington Post