An article posted on Seeking Alpha (titled “The leverage Buyout of America”) caught my attention by focusing on how banks are able to use their excess deposits, the excess of deposits over loans, as collateral for borrowing in the repo market. The author claims these banks are buying up airports, toll roads, ports, and many other “essential lifelines of the economy”. I realize this is another big bank story however I believe we should be aware of the tactics banks are using now to grow into the scary territory of too big to fail.