Entries from June 2010

The Garrett, Watts Newsletter Returns (June 25, 2010)

June 26th, 2010 · No Comments

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To Our Clients, Colleagues and Friends,

Ok, we’re rested, we’re tan and we’re ready to get back to work.  After a nice vacation and not having to think about banking for awhile, we were shocked at what a non-event our absence was.  A few people wrote that they’d been apparently dropped from our distribution and demanded [...]

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Tags: Commentary · Garrett Watts · Mortgage Market

Push for Covered Bonds in Financial Regulatory Reform Bill Fails – By Just One Vote!

June 25th, 2010 · No Comments

By Spencer Punnett for  Covered Bond Investor™

06/25/2010

“Well, they were in, and then they were out.”
That’s how a Client Alert from the Morrison & Foerster law firm described the fate of the covered bond provisions that came close [...]

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The Scariest Financial Chart of the United States Bar None – by Michael David White

June 25th, 2010 · No Comments

    by Michael David White Click here for background on Michael David White.

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Fin Reg compromise done; Updates from Wells, USB, Sun West, Flagstar, AmTrust

June 25th, 2010 · 1 Comment

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There sure seems to suddenly be a lot of confusion and unanswered questions out there. Unfortunately it seems every answer lies in the halls of Congress – and it appears this morning they’ve reached some agreement. When will the USDA Rural Program be reinstated? When will the flood insurance program be extended? Will Congress eliminate [...]

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Tags: Commentary · Mortgage Market · Rob Chrisman