Joe Nocera, whose Saturday column, "Talking Business," is distinguished for its insight, passion, and plain common sense, writes his last column in today's edition of the Times. Happily, though, he is not leaving, but moving to the op-ed page.

This is my last Talking Business column; as you may have read I will soon be moving to the Op-Ed page. It has been a joy and a privilege to be entrusted with this space each Saturday, and what has made it especially rewarding has been interacting with so many passionate, thoughtful readers. I look forward to re-engaging with you when my Op-Ed column begins next month.

However, don't miss this last column -- if you have the fortitude:

Mr. Engles is a tale worth telling for a number of reasons, not the least of which is its punch line. Was Mr. Engle convicted of running a crooked subprime company? Was he a mortgage broker who trafficked in predatory loans? A Wall Street huckster who sold toxic assets?No. Charlie Engle wasnt a seller of bad mortgages. He was a borrower. And the mortgage fraud for which he was prosecuted was something that literally millions of Americans did during the subprime bubble. Supposedly, he lied on two liar loans.The Department of Justice has made prosecuting financial crimes, including mortgage fraud, a high priority, said Neil H. MacBride, the United States attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, in a statement. (Mr. MacBride, whose office prosecuted Mr. Engle, declined to be interviewed.)Apparently, though, its only a high priority if the target is a borrower. Mr. Mozilos company made billions in profit, some of it on liar loans that he acknowledged at the time were likely to be fraudulent and which did untold damage to the economy. And he personally was paid hundreds of millions of dollars. Though he agreed last year to a $67.5 million fine to settle fraud charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission, it was a small fraction of what he earned. Otherwise, he walked. Thus does the Justice Department display its priorities in the aftermath of the crisis.

The rest is here.