Condos-'R'-Us

So farewell
then
Corus,
Brickwell Community
and
Venture Banks.

Numbers
ninety, ninety-one
and ninety-two
to be euthanized
in 2009.

Venture, you were
aptly-named.
though
Brickwell,
less-so,
(unless one
was thinking of
shareholder
values).

Corus
(short for Condos 'R' Us)
(and who will not be missed)
simultaneously violated
every golden rule
of prudent
banking.

But..."Don't Panic!
Your savings are insured..."
will be The FDICs
(and new managements')
catch-phrase.

Unless,
of course,
you had A LOT
of savings
there.

The media
forlornly said
you were "victims",
but
I think
you were
The Perps.

(with usual apologies to EJ Thribb & PrivateEye)