Solutions, No Equity, Zero Down, Croesus Chronicles, CMBS

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A Guide to Subprime Terms and Possible Solutions - by Myron Shlapak - possible solutions at end of article - seeking alpha 
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Homeowners With No Equity -  Calculated Risk 
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Zero-down loans drying up -  Mortgage giants trim lending maximum for Twin Cities - Pioneer Press 

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The Croesus Chronicles -  How The Mighty Have Fallen - …  The loss of share value in just five major financial giants-Citigroup, ($135 billion); Morgan Stanley, ($40 billion); UBS, ($40 billion); Merrill Lynch, ($34 billion); and Bear Stearns, ($10 billion) — gave investors a $258 billion bloodying in 2007.
…  Forbes 

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Will Buyout-Related Deals Flood the CMBS Market? - … first quarter of 2008 … flood the market with $20 billion of brand-new CMBS issuance …. these issues are LBO-related CMBS issuance, which means they’re designed to help pay for big leveraged buyouts which were closed in 2007…. If all these deals end up being issued, the entire CMBS market could be severely damaged. -   Felix Salmon - portfolio.com 

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SEC, Debt Charts, Recession, Citi Combos, Bear Stearns, NAR Fuzzy

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SEC Provides Incentive For Mortgage Companies To Renegotiate Loans- “The SEC said mortgage companies could renegotiate certain adjustable-rate mortgages without triggering accounting rules that would require businesses to put those loans onto their balance sheets. -  Wall St. Journal
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Charts and commentary -  National Debt & Interest Payments For Fiscal 2008 -  globaleconomicanalysis 

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Recession is a Reality - By the time the majority of economists see what’s happening the recession may be a third over. Some won’t see it until it is over. -  globaleconomicanalysis

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Citigroup Combines Some U.S. Mortgage Activities - Reuters 

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Bear Stearns: A Solid Firm Sinking Fast - by Roger Ehrenberg -  Information Arbitrage
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The National Association of Realtors’ Fuzzy Math - This is the worst website I’ve seen in a very long time. …
by Felix Salmon -  portfolio.com 

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Foreclosure Machine, Bill Gross, Questioning Bill Gross, Downey Update, Shortsighted

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Commentary: On Unintended Consequences and the Foreclosure Machine -  housingwire  - If you do nothing else today, read this post by Tanta over at Calculated Risk. All of it. 
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Investment Outlook - Bill Gross -  January 2008  - Pyramids Crumbling -  PIMCO

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Questioning Bill Gross: $250 Billion in CDS Losses? - by Felix Salmon - seeking alpha ————
Downey Financial: Year End Review - by Colin Peterson -  creditbubblestocks.com
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‘Shortsighted’ investment pros blew it: Poole -  Economy strong enough to avoid recession, St. Louis Fed chief says -  MarketWatch