The Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) Fell into the Western Swap Sinkhole

A. Rashad Abdel-khalik

Chapter 29 in Brazen:Big Banks, Swap Mania and the Fallout, 2019, pp 339-346 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: The Metropolitan Transportation Commission of the State of California operates the Bay Area Toll Authority (BATA) and began its experience with interest-rate swaps in January 2002, shortly after the start of the Swap Mania. BATA started swap transactions with the intention of…

Keywords: Swaps; Interest Rate Swap; Unconscionable Contracting; Termination Penalties; Embedded Costs; Paying for Nothing; Gambling; ISDA; Master Agreement; Deceit; Inadequate Disclosure; Hidden Costs; Zero Sum Game; Wealth Transfer; Paper Chasing Paper; Floating Rate; Synthetic Rate; Credit Risk; Demonstrations; Water Shut Off; Union Class Action Suit; The LIBOR Scandal; Non-Profit (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E43 E44 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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