Posted on June 9, 2009 by Ann Kramer

Who Was Minding the Store?

For those of you interested in the role of regulators in the implosion of AIG [see prior posts Here and Here,] Planet Money (an award-winning joint project of NPR News and This American Life) had a fascinating program this past weekend: “The Watchmen”. Although it has already aired, it is available to listen to on-line or for download Here. The NPR News story is available Here.

The Office of Thrift Supervision comes in for the brunt of the criticism. Although I think they got it mostly right, IMHO they let the state insurance regulators off too easy. They were responsible for securities lending and didn’t stop it.  

My favorite part is the tape of Supt. Dinallo and a bunch of assistants trying to figure out what proportion of AIG’s assets were regulated by the New York Insurance Department. The answer? 7 percent (ish).

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