Write-Offs: 02.04.11

$$$ Madoff Trustee: Mets Owners Ignored Ponzi Warning Signs [WSJ]

$$$Fed up with the tedium of monthly investor letters, Clavel started adding a little more pizazz to the communications of his African and commodity focused hedge funds this summer by publishing an “African Explorer’s Diary.” [Reuters]

$$$ January Was Not Golden For Paulson [Dealbook]

$$$U.S. Treasury Declines to Name China Currency Manipulator

$$$Treasury to Roll Out Fannie, Freddie Reform Next Week [Reuters]

$$$10 NFL Stars Who Went Bankrupt [CNBC]

$$$ BofA Creates Unit to Handle Its Mortgage Problems [WSJ]