Entries Tagged as 'Fed'

MortgageNewsClips: Re-Fi Man Cartoon Series, 1mm Foreclosures, Reverse Globalization, Cutting Fannie Loose, Rock and Hard Place, Scramble, Soros Says, Consumers Unfazed, MR Mortgage, Ackman’s Plan, 5 more News Clips

July 17th, 2008 · No Comments

    
REFI MAN -  this is a 3 cartoon series written by street insiders  - click at bottom to see them all - Refi Man has Arrived !!! - VIDEO - thanks Russ Middleton and Ray Roig - RefiMan.net
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Possible One Million Foreclosed Properties by Year’s End, Says ForeclosureS.com - Rachel Daniels -  According California-based foreclosure […]

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Tags: Commentary · Economy · Fed · GSEs · Government · Mortgage Market

MortgageNewsClips: Names You Know, MTM Lag, Wealthy Cut Back, Greenspan, Oil and WTI, John Mauldin, Income by State, OTS Metrics Report, Saudi Oil, No Secondary Market, CountryWide Debt, Las Vegas and LA, 7 more News Clips

July 15th, 2008 · No Comments

names you know - Banks Battered by Credit Fears in Wake of IndyMac’s Collapse - Paul Jackson - housingwire
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Mark-to-market’s Liability Lag - A new study of the S&P 500 finds a whopping mismatch between assets and liabilities subject to fair value. - S.L. Mintz - CFO.com 
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Like the Middle Class, the Wealthy are Worrying about the […]

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MortgageNewsClips: Sunday Night and Monday Morning, FDIC Section, Fannie - Freddie Section, Ira Section, MR Mortgage Weighs In

July 14th, 2008 · No Comments

From Sunday and Monday Morning:

WSJ Page 1: Treasury and Fed Pledge Aid For Ailing Mortgage Giants - JAMES R. HAGERTY, DEBORAH SOLOMON and SUDEEP REDDY - Wall street Journal
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SEC says boosting rumor crackdown - Rachelle Younglai - U.S. securities regulators are boosting efforts to stop the spread of false rumors that threaten financial institutions, after […]

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MortgageNewsClips: Bernanke Paulson Video, Covered Bonds, WaMu & Nat City, For Sale Inventory, Wilbur Ross, Pawning the Future, Ken Lewis, Accounting Summary, ASF Paper, Allegheny County Sheriff, 5 more News Clips

July 13th, 2008 · No Comments

 
 VIDEO BLOOMBERG: Bernanke, Paulson Testify Before House Panel; Regulating Wall Street - Clip Syndicate
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FDIC’s Covered Bond Effort Wins Support From Bernanke - Rebecca Christie - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said he supports proposals to boost mortgage financing through the use of covered bonds, with the caveat that the U.S. may need legislation before a […]

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IndyMac Bank, Fannie, and Freddie - special post

July 12th, 2008 · No Comments

There is so much going on so fast in this unprecedented market.  Weekend overseas market action will be watched closely.  Also, I wonder if the Fed is having any weekend meetings, and if any other announcements will be coming our way.  I have included some recent news clips about IndyMac Bank, Fannie, and Freddie. 
All the […]

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MortgageNewsClips: Jamie Dimon Interview, Credit Cards. Oil, GSE Derivatives, Cool Tool, Keep Arm Now?, Household Spending, Chain of Blame, Covered Bonds, Ethan Penner, 4 more News Clips

July 11th, 2008 · No Comments

 
 

excellent! but long - A conversation with Jamie Dimon - thanks John Yedinak - Charlie Rose Show 
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Ka-ching! Consumers borrow mostly on credit cards - JEANNINE AVERSA - … Still, the longer-term trend shows that consumers have been forced to charge more of their purchases on credit cards as banks have tightened lending standards on other […]

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