Mortgage Servicers Are Hugely Conflicted – Larry Doyle – Information is everything. Those who control the information have immense power. The allegiances of those in control of the info obviously have an enormous impact on how the information is processed and dispensed. The potential for conflicts [...]

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  Politics and Government The Feinberg Report And "The Wisdom Of TARP" – Ken Feinberg appears on stage Friday to announce that 2008 bank bonuses were "ill-advised," but assures us of "the wisdom of TARP." – The Daily Bail ———— [...]

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One patient came in and said, “Doctor, I have a serious memory problem.” The doctor asked, “When did it start?” The man replied, “When did what start?”

That line is short and to the point. Generally speaking, markets like news when it is short and to the point – borrowers are different than traders, who are [...]

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  How An End To Europe’s Crisis Will Hammer U.S. Bondholders – Vincent Fernando, CFA and Kamelia Angelova – According to Deutsche Bank (DB) there’s a huge premium baked into U.S. treasury bonds right now thanks to fears about a European debt crisis. That’s why U.S. [...]

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