Write-Offs: 09.27.12
$$$Banks’ M&A earnings drop to Lehman low [FT]
$$$Spain's crisis budget aims at spending cuts not tax rises [Reuters]
$$$ There isn't really a Spanish deposit flight [FTAV]
$$$Lawyer for Ex-Goldman Programmer Criticizes Prosecutors and Firm [DealBook]
$$$"Hedge Fund Pivot Joins BTG to Defy Bacon’s Investment Desert" is a real Bloomberg headline [Bloomberg]
$$$Canada cheese-smuggling ring busted [BBC]
$$$ TCW is looking for a credit analyst in LA [DBCC]
$$$RIM's Earnings Beat Expectations; Shares Up 16% [WSJ]
$$$Geithner Urges an Overhaul of Rules on Money Market Funds [DealBook]
$$$SEC’s Gallagher Calls for Floating Price for Money Market Funds [Bloomberg]
$$$ Mortgage rates are at all-time lows [CR]
$$$ Houses on "Places" cost more than houses on "Streets" [Atlantic Cities]
$$$This happened [Twitter]