@Clusterstock Did KPMG Fudge Repurchase Risk Again?
I wrote a post today, joining the discussion over at Clusterstock.com regarding Wells Fargo and their apparent lack of disclosure for various risks.
Did Wells Fargo’s Auditors Miss Repurchase Risk?
“How does the New Century situation and KPMG’s role in it remind me of Wells Fargo now? Well, in both cases, there’s no disclosure of the quantity and quality of the repurchase risk to the organization…The lack of disclosure of this issue here mirrors the lack of disclosure in New Century and perhaps in other KPMG clients such at Citigroup, Countrywide ( now inside Bank of America) and others. How do I know there could be a pattern? Because the inspections of KPMG by the PCAOB, their regulator, tell us they have been called on auditing deficiencies just like this. Do we have to wait for another post-failure lawsuit to bring some sense, and some sunshine, to the system? “
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