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- Economy.com: Credit Scores' Predictive Mojo Possibly on the Wane
- From Tony Hughes at Economy.com (sorry, no link), a conundrum: How is it that credit scores have risen at the same time that consumer delinquency rates have gone up? Weird, but true. Take a look: by Matt Stichnoth
- External links 2008-10-23
- Merrill Brokers' Pending Exodus Likely Exaggerated
- I’m as willing as anyone to believe Merrill MER brokers are itching to move elsewhere once the BofA BAC deal closes. But the New York Post’s report yesterday that “between 20 percent and 30 percent of the 16,800-strong brokerage force might jump ship” following the deal sounds a tad overwrought....
- External links 2008-11-03
- S.C. Bernstein: Goldman Returns Affected by Leverage After All
- Remember last month, when Lloyd Blankfein used this slide at an investor conference to argue that Goldman Sachs’ GS ROE doesn’t depend on lots of leverage, so the company’s returns wouldn’t fall as it slimmed down its balance sheet as it transitioned to becoming a bank holding company? We didn’t...
- External links 2008-12-02
- Even Lehman's Neuberger Sale Could be Scuttled by Declining Market
- Even Neuberger Berman, once said to be the crown jewel among Lehman Brothers’ (LEHMQ.PK) assets, isn’t turning out to worth nearly as much as once supposed. You can thank—surprise!—the decline in the stock market: by Matt Stichnoth
- External links 2008-12-02
- Warren's Oversight Panel: First Report Out; Republicans Already Squawking
- Surprise! The initial report by Elizabeth Warren’s TARP oversight panel, out yesterday, is not a product of bipartisan harmony: While the findings are likely to further inflame critics of Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson’s efforts to unfreeze credit markets, they have split the oversight panel along party lines, raising...
- External links 2008-12-11
- TARP Oversight Panel Initial Report: Beside the Point, As Expected
- We expected the initial report from Elizabeth Warren’s TARP oversight panel to be tendentious and partisan. The early reviews are in: A key Republican voice on banking and regulatory policy, [Rep. John] Hensarling said he rejected the report because he received it eight minutes before he was...
- External links 2008-12-11
- FDIC's Bair: Load Mod Effort Not Exactly Working
- Sheila Bair: “There are some people in the Republican Party who resent the idea of helping others.” And they say she’s not a team player! by Matt Stichnoth
- External links 2008-12-11
- Loan Mod Relapses: The Inquirer Offers an Explanation
- At the Philadelphia Inquirer, real estate writer Alan Heavens offers possible explanations for reported high delinquency rates on modified loans: by Matt Stichnoth
- External links 2008-12-14
- Government Thinking Hard About 4.5% Mortgage Plan. Good!
- The government is still thinking about getting into the 4.5%-fixed-rate-mortgage business, says the FT: An intensified effort to exploit government control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to drive down US mortgage costs and cushion a decline in house prices could start soon. by Matt Stichnoth
- External links 2008-12-16
- The Power of TARP
- I for one didn’t realize how sweeping the government’s control over the banks who take TARP funds might end up being. In particular, one provision of the program gives the government the right to “unilaterally amend” the terms under which it hands out its cash. Whoa! When you have a...
- External links 2008-12-21
- AIG to Fed: Paper, Not Cash
- The de-leveraging process rolls on. Now [[AIG]] wants permission from the government to take paper in lieu of cash as it sells off assets, since cash is, well, not all that available lately. It’s a good idea, in any event. Given where just about every kind of...
- External links 2008-12-31
- Good Point, Merkel, But Rating Agencies Are Still to Blame
- David Merkel makes some good points in sort of sticking up for the rating agencies: by Matt Stichnoth
- External links 2009-01-08
- TARP Turning a Profit
- Believe it or not, Hank Paulson’s TARP investment in banks is turning a profit: New Hampshire Republican Sen. Judd Gregg estimated that the [TARP] program has had a gain of about $8 billion in the past three months. "The TARP, for all its warts, has involved using tax...
- External links 2009-01-08
- Not Every Problem at Citigroup is Sandy Weill's Fault
- From Bloomberg: Some current and former Citigroup executives place the blame for the firm’s troubles on Weill. He refused to spend enough on technology and failed to integrate the new companies he acquired, people familiar with the matter said. Weill, 75, wasn’t available to comment. . . ....
- External links 2009-01-15
- NYT: What's with Berkshire's Moody's Stake?
- The New York Times raises a question that’s lately been on more than a few inquiring minds: What’s up with Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK.A) 20% holding of Moody’s MCO?: by Matt Stichnoth
- External links 2009-03-18
- OCC: Loan Mods Perhaps Not the Panacea Some Believe
- Sheila Bair's not going to be crazy about this. In its fourth-quarter Mortage Metrics report, the OCC indicates that 35% of borrowers who’ve received loan modifications missed three or more payments within nine months of modification. And fully 57% of modified borrowers missed at least...
- External links 2009-04-04
- Haven't First-Time Homebuyers Heard of Roubini?
- Somebody forgot to tell first-time homebuyers that the nation’s housing market is in permanent black-swan mode. From today’s Boston Globe: A growing number of first-time buyers are jumping into the housing market this spring because of falling prices, historically low mortgage rates, and an $8,000 federal tax credit....
- External links 2009-04-12
- Stress Test Results: Conclusion First, Crunch Numbers Later
- In case you had any doubt that the bank stress tests were rigged from the get-go: Officials have said that at least a handful of the 19 banks undergoing the exam will need to raise sizable amounts of fresh capital, a move that will severely dilute...
- External links 2009-04-23
- Banks' Fed Borrowings Down
- More signs of unfreezing: The Fed, in a report issued Thursday, said commercial banks averaged $38.153 billion in daily borrowing over the week that ended Wednesday. That was down slightly from $38.155 billion in the week ending May 20. by Matt Stichnoth
- External links 2009-05-30
- WAPO's Heroic Portrayal of TARP Proof of Reporters' Short Memories
- The Washington Post’s Binyamin Appelbaum discusses the big banks’ plans to get out from under TARP: The strongest banks have pressed the administration for permission to repay the aid they received in the fall during the depths of the financial crisis. The government's embrace kept them from...
- External links 2009-06-04
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