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• Bond Insurers Seen At Risk

  Hartford Courant - NEW YORK — - As bad news about the financial system piles up, trust — the ... The risk that bond insurers could lose their top-notch credit ratings comes after ... who have been consumed for months in debate over possible remedies for the mortgage ...
  2008-02-07 10:29:00

• Rating agency efforts not enough, say critics

  CNN Money - ... came under fire late last summer when the market began assigning blame for the credit crisis, as critics claimed that ratings assigned to mortgage ... firms have endured losses totaling more than $100 billion dollars as a result of bad bets on mortgage ...
  2008-02-07 03:56:00

• These may be the best deals you'll never get

  St. Petersburg Times - Federal Reserve - is dispensing cheap credit. But we don't have the financial ... The government's loose money policy should drive mortgage rates below 5 percent this ... But it's too bad we overindulged so much at the last feast that we have little ...
  2008-02-07 09:11:00

• National Australia Buys A$1 Billion of Rams Loans (Update2)

  Bloomberg - ... its balance sheet after yesterday telling shareholders ``challenging times'' in global credit markets increased funding costs, forcing it to raise mortgage ... while Rams will continue to pay broker commission, which Potts said is ``really bad news ...
  2008-02-07 10:15:00

• Why Muslims should support Ron Paul - alt.muslim

  Why Muslims should support Ron Paulalt.muslim - 7 hours agoI didn’t – and still don’t - like Bush, but I have to give him credit for what he said after 9/11. The easy path would have been to make some of the hateful ...
  2008-02-07 03:53:16

• Rating agency efforts not enough, say critics - CNNMoney.com

  Rating agency efforts not enough, say criticsCNNMoney.com - 6 hours agoTo date, major financial firms have endured losses totaling more than $100 billion dollars as a result of bad bets on mortgage securities and some analysts ...
  2008-02-07 04:04:15

• Prudential: The Rock Slides - BusinessWeek

  Prudential: The Rock SlidesBusinessWeek - 6 hours agoTighter borrowing conditions and rising credit spreads may make it more profitable to underwrite commercial mortgages for the company’s own accounts. ...
  2008-02-07 04:06:45

• US lawmakers want tougher stance on sovereign funds - Guardian Unlimited

  US lawmakers want tougher stance on sovereign fundsGuardian Unlimited, UK - 6 hours ago"If they are buying big chunks of financial institutions and their board(s) of directors influence how credit flows in this country and they may be swayed ...
  2008-02-07 04:26:35

• Investors can only guess how low CIBC's stock will go - Financial Post

  Investors can only guess how low CIBC's stock will goFinancial Post, Canada - 6 hours agoMost observers agree CIBC has provided a lot of disclosure on US$8-billion of securities tied to the US subprime mortgage market. This book of investments ...
  2008-02-07 04:34:26

• The Dichotomy of the US Economic Downturn - The Market Oracle

  The Dichotomy of the US Economic DownturnThe Market Oracle, UK - 5 hours agoSure the mortgage market is a tangled mess of bundled securities but it is not beyond the scope of repair. This could be done without the proposed budget ...
  2008-02-07 05:00:53

• NAB acquires $1bn of RHG mortgages - LIVENEWS.com.au

  NAB acquires $1bn of RHG mortgagesLIVENEWS.com.au, Australia - 5 hours agoNAB said the investment meets all of its normal capital, credit and return criteria and the increased mortgage exposure will be reflected in APRA market ...
  2008-02-07 05:20:58

• How to Walk Away From Your Mortgage and Stay Living in Your House ... - Daily Reckoning - Australian Edition

  How to Walk Away From Your Mortgage and Stay Living in Your House ...Daily Reckoning - Australian Edition, Australia - 3 hours agoThat’s why there’s so much fear in the credit market. They’re afraid they may never see their money again. By the time they get the family out of the house ...
  2008-02-07 07:36:17

• Who will pay the mortgage when the homeowner walks? You - San Francisco Chronicle

  Who will pay the mortgage when the homeowner walks? YouSan Francisco Chronicle,  USA - 2 hours agoArnold Schwarzenegger wrote last Monday, "Unfortunately, the California families most hurt (by inability to get affordable mortgage credit) are in lower- ...
  2008-02-07 08:38:37

• Focus on rating agencies, at last - International Herald Tribune

  Focus on rating agencies, at lastInternational Herald Tribune, France - 1 hour agoYesterday Standard and Poor’s joined the other two major credit-rating agencies, Moody’s and Fitch, in pledging to revamp certain aspects of their practices ...
  2008-02-07 09:14:33

• Unwrapping the Stimulus Package - KREN CW 27 TV

  Unwrapping the Stimulus PackageKREN CW 27 TV, NV - 50 minutes ago"Mischievous" mortgage brokers made a mint providing inappropriate loans on home purchases. Paraphrasing Professor Bluestone further, he sees the United ...
  2008-02-07 10:05:09

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