Write-Offs: 02.26.13
$$$U.S. Banks Had Second-Best Earnings Ever in 2012, FDIC Says [Bloomberg]
$$$Dimon Says Lenders to Have More Capital Than They Can Use [Bloomberg]
$$$Banks Fear Court Ruling in Argentina Bond Debt [DealBook]
$$$ “'We are seeing some elements of precrisis behavior,' Mr. Marks said on Tuesday at the SuperReturn International 2013 conference. 'We are seeing people engaging in bullish behavior.'” [DealBook]
$$$AB InBev Overstates Alcohol in Budweiser, Lawsuit Claims [Bloomberg]
$$$Nassim Taleb book party tonight! [Book Culture]
$$$Best Buy takeover attempt by founder in jeopardy [Reuters]
$$$At Barnes & Noble, Interests of Top Executives Diverge [WSJ]
$$$It’s time to abolish the FHFA [Reuters / Felix Salmon]