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Imperial Savings organization

also: Imperial

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Related entities (most co-mentioned)

Michael Milkenperson · 4Drexel Burnhamorganization · 4Saul Steinbergperson · 3MDC Holdingsorganization · 3Golay Familyfamily · 3Barron's Magazinebook · 2Lyman Lemnitzerperson · 2Alan Teslerperson · 2Tamcoorganization · 2Victor Golayperson · 2First Executive Corporationorganization · 2Imperial Corp Americaorganization · 2Grand Wilshireorganization · 2Norman Brownsteinperson · 1Larry Mizelperson · 1Office of Thrift Supervisionorganization · 1J. Livingston Cosbergperson · 1Charles Herzwigperson · 1Gibraltar Savingsorganization · 1Republic Savings Bankorganization · 1Fred Carrperson · 1Columbia Savingsorganization · 1Thomas Spiegelperson · 1

Claims (6)

Victor Golay headed Imperial Savings documented
“Victor Golay took over as chairman and put his associate, Lyman Hamilton, and Alan Tesler on the board. Golay then financed a big chunk of Imperial stock with First Executive Corporation, a California insurance company controlled by Michael…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17 @ 46:17
Imperial Savings financed_via Drexel Burnham documented
“eventually accumulating $1.5 billion, about half of it from Drexel Burnham. This made its junk bond holdings the second largest of SNLs in the country, next to Columbia Savings, which was also controlled by another Milken associate, Thomas …”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17 @ 46:46
Imperial Savings financed_via Grand Wilshire documented
“Filipinos out of Los Angeles Chevrolet dealership named Grand Wilshire. As described by a journalist in Barron's Magazine, Imperial had lent $170 million to Grand Wilshire for secured car loans. It was later discovered that many of those lo…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17 @ 47:16
Imperial Savings financed_via Barron's Magazine book_quoted
“Filipinos out of Los Angeles Chevrolet dealership named Grand Wilshire. As described by a journalist in Barron's Magazine, Imperial had lent $170 million to Grand Wilshire for secured car loans. It was later discovered that many of those lo…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17 @ 47:16
Office of Thrift Supervision removed_from_power Imperial Savings documented
“But before the savings and loan went down, in July of 1989, Alan Tesler was named CEO in an attempt to stop the bleeding. Six months later, he stepped down to be replaced by Lyman Hamilton. In less than two weeks after Hamilton took over, t…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17 @ 49:12
MDC Holdings financed_via Imperial Savings documented
“MDC raised more than $700 million from Drexel Burnham's junk bonds. On November 9th, 87, MDC announced that it had purchased a little more than a million shares of Imperial and about 7% of the total. Imperial stock price jumped 15% on the n…”
▶ The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17 @ 50:40

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The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17
▶ 44:19 Guys that just bailed them out in New Mexico. Yeah, same guys. In 1983, before the former employees bought into Republic Savings Bank, the Galetas got into savings and loan business in a big way. TAMCO bought 25% of Imperial Corp America, w…
The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17
▶ 44:47 Saul Steinberg. Steinberg had split Imperial Corporation's savings and loan operation into two entities, Imperial Savings in San Diego and Gibraltar Savings in Texas. Imperial Savings remained with Imperial Corporation, whereas Gibraltar Sa…
The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17
▶ 46:17 Victor Golay took over as chairman and put his associate, Lyman Hamilton, and Alan Tesler on the board. Golay then financed a big chunk of Imperial stock with First Executive Corporation, a California insurance company controlled by Michael…
The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17
▶ 46:46 eventually accumulating $1.5 billion, about half of it from Drexel Burnham. This made its junk bond holdings the second largest of SNLs in the country, next to Columbia Savings, which was also controlled by another Milken associate, Thomas …
The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17
▶ 47:16 Filipinos out of Los Angeles Chevrolet dealership named Grand Wilshire. As described by a journalist in Barron's Magazine, Imperial had lent $170 million to Grand Wilshire for secured car loans. It was later discovered that many of those lo…
The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17
▶ 47:45 But Imperial kept lending Grand Wilshire up to two days before the company filed bankruptcy. Again, money laundering. In what is probably the best magazine article written on a bad savings and loan, Stein, in October 1989, issue of Barron's…
The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17
▶ 48:13 Imperial's story is about mismanagement, inadequate regulation, organized crime, and questionable accounting. It is also about the astounding power of Michael Milken and Drexel Burnham, Lambert, and their accolades to thwart the rational wo…
The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17
▶ 48:43 and about how the taxpayers may end up holding a very big and very empty bag that leads straight to an office building on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills with a sign that reads Drexel, Burnham, and Lambert, which of course they did. Imperial s…
The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17
▶ 49:12 But before the savings and loan went down, in July of 1989, Alan Tesler was named CEO in an attempt to stop the bleeding. Six months later, he stepped down to be replaced by Lyman Hamilton. In less than two weeks after Hamilton took over, t…
The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17
▶ 49:42 Fascinating series of events occurred at Imperial in late 1987 and early 88 that brought an old familiar face to light. In 87, Victor Golay defaulted on his Imperial stock loan from First Executive, which took back some 1.4 million in Imper…
The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17
▶ 50:10 with a little more than 10%. Tamco, too, still owned approximately 10%. Then in October, the stock market crashed, sending Imperial's price to $7.50 a share compared to double that before the crash. Things weren't looking too good for First…
The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17
▶ 50:40 MDC raised more than $700 million from Drexel Burnham's junk bonds. On November 9th, 87, MDC announced that it had purchased a little more than a million shares of Imperial and about 7% of the total. Imperial stock price jumped 15% on the n…
The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17
▶ 51:08 Two weeks later, it announced that it had upped its share another 10% and petitioned the SEC for approval to buy a total of 25%. The stock continued to climb back. In June, MDC withdrew its request from the SEC to purchase the total 25% of …
The Colonel's Corner Mafia, CIA, & George Bush Part 17
▶ 53:35 Brownstein actually took the owner of Fuller and Company out to Chicago to meet with the Goletas. As a lobbyist, Brownstein has worked for the junk bond industry, including many companies that issue bonds through Drexel Burnham. He had also…