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• Geithner Is Kidding, Right?

  
  Wall St. Cheat Sheet — Authority: 632
  This is a guest post by The Golden Truth . “U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said the government’s borrowing needs would be substantially less than expected” If he made that statement in front of an audience of Chinese university students, he would have been laughed out of the auditorium.  I’m ...
  11 hours ago

• Lower Conventional Originations Forecasted

  
  Mortgage-Blog — Authority: 152
  Residential loan originations are projected by Freddie Mac to fall to $455 billion in the fourth quarter from $510 billion in the third quarter. Last month, Freddie projected fourth-quarter fundings would reach $514 billion. The lower forecast was driven by a $72 billion lower outlook for conventional mortgages.
  19 hours ago

• Housing Is The Bright Spot

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 127
  Housing is the bright spot in our economic landscape, according to the Federal Reserve’s "Beige Book" report. More banks are willing to lend to first-time home buyers. However, commercial real estate is a weak sector, weighed down by business closures and difficulty in obtaining financing. According to a report from ...
  22 hours ago

• Obama Destroys America’s Morale

  
  Forgot To Ask — Authority: 403
  A relationship not worth sustaining anymore. Enough political correctness already! I see where Obama is concerned about spending.  You can tell this by how concerned he is about spending $40 billion to send the additional troops to Afghanistan as requested by General McChrystal.  He didn’t mind giving ...
  1 day ago

• Fannie, Freddie, Counterparty Risk and More

  
  Calculated Risk — Authority: 752
  Yesterday I posted some excerpt from Freddie Macs 10-Q: We believe that several of our mortgage insurance counterparties are at risk of falling out of compliance with regulatory capital requirements, which may result in regulatory actions that could threaten our ability to receive future claims payments, and ...
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• Barney Frank is a disgrace

  
  Coralville Courier — Authority: 488
  So Congressman Barney Frank (liberal - MA.) was sitting on the porch of his partner’s Maine home in August of 2007 when police came to arrest his partner, James Ready, for marijuana possession. Frank claimed he was unaware Ready had marijuana plants.  Right....... According to the police report, Maine police ...
  2 days ago

• (FRE) Freddie Mac Gets Boost From Government Program

  
  Stock Blog Hub — Authority: 506
  Freddie Mac’s ( FRE ) third quarter net loss (available to common shareholders) came in at $1.94 per share, compared to a net loss of 11 cents in the prior quarter and $19.44 in the prior-year quarter. Results for the quarter exclude the preferred dividend of $1.3 million paid to the U.S. Department of the ...
  2 days ago

• How Did Paul Krugman Get It So Wrong? (Nobel Laureate Missed the Fannie and Freddie Debacle)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 162
  In July 2008 Nobel laureate Paul Krugman wrote that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) "didnt do any subprime lending, because they cant: the definition of a subprime loan is precisely a loan that doesnt meet the requirement, imposed by law, that Fannie and Freddie buy only mortgages issued to borrowers who made ...
  2 days ago

• The Worlds Most Important Trading Desk Is Not At Goldman, But Is On The 9th Floor Of 33 Liberty Street

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 763
  Even though our good Samaritan friends at One New York Plaza may take offense to this designation, the trading desk that controls the formerly free world is not located anywhere on the premises of Goldman Sachs, but is instead situated on the 9th floor of 33 Liberty Street, also known as the home New York Fed. From a ...
  2 days ago

• The financial institutions (and assets) got troubled or bankrupt inthe PAST 2 WEEKS - The Latest Casualty Count

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 449
  Just a short list about the financial institutions (and assets) got troubled or bankrupt inthe PAST 2 WEEKS. This is not about community banks, or little companies anymore. Companies with assets > 10B are not small. Capmark($20B) CIT ($70B) U.S. Bank, NA, of Minneapolis ($19B) GMAC ($187B) United Commercial Bank ...
  3 days ago

• So, $5 Billion doesn’t require a Bailout?

  
  tvanderwell on SmartHippo.com — Authority: 438
  Okay, this is interesting….. Fannie Mae announces a $19 Billion loss and says, “We need $15 Billion” from Uncle Sam. Freddie Mac announces a $5 Billion loss and says, “Nah, we think we’ve got enough cash.” Color me skeptical….. Tom Vanderwell Freddie Says More Treasury Funds Unnecessary After ...
  3 days ago

• LibertyWeek 68: Take from the Rich, Give to Yourself

  
  OpenMarket.org — Authority: 652
  Your host Richard Morrison teams up with Jeremy Lott and Josh Barro to bring you Episode 68 of the LibertyWeek podcast . We start with Saturday night’s healthcare vote in the House, Freddie Mac’s losing bets and a gift card scandal in Charm City. We then move on to Andrew Cuomo’s attack on Intel in New York and ...
  3 days ago

• A Letter to Congress & the POTUS

  
  The Bull Speaks! — Authority: 113
  To the Congress & Mr. Obama:Let’s take a moment to review your record BEFORE you come to “We the People” for yet another round of corn-holing, ok?The U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775 – you have had 234 years to get it right; it is broke.Social Security was established in 1935 – you have [...]
  3 days ago

• Fed Opposed by Left and Right

  
  Cato @ Liberty — Authority: 740
  On its front page today, the Washington Times reports that expanded powers for the Federal Reserve are being opposed by “odd allies.”  The Fed’s imperial over-reach for additional regulatory powers is being opposed by Democrats and Republicans, and liberals and conservatives alike.  As well it should ...
  3 days ago

• So, $5 Billion doesn’t require a Bailout?

  
  Straight Talk About Mortgages and Real Estate — Authority: 542
  Okay, this is interesting….. Fannie Mae announces a $19 Billion loss and says, “We need $15 Billion” from Uncle Sam. Freddie Mac announces a $5 Billion loss and says, “Nah, we think we’ve got enough cash.” Color me skeptical….. Tom Vanderwell Freddie Says More Treasury Funds Unnecessary After ...
  3 days ago

• Fannie Mae Lives! Kind Of

  
  Understanding Government — Authority: 140
  ProPublica’s Paul Kiel blogs that the Treasury Dept. quietly announced Friday afternoon that it was providing another $15 billion in its bailout of now wholly government-owned mortgage financier Fannie Mae. Fannie Mae has received a total of $60 billion in taxpayer bailout money, while its sister company, Freddie ...
  3 days ago

• US mortgage giant Freddie Mac bears loss of $5 billion

  
  The Business Time — Authority: 127
  (PTI): US mortgage giant Freddie Mac says its third-quarter loss has stood at $5 billion due to a prolonged deterioration in the housing market.Freddie Mac, the second largest provider of US residential mortgage funding, says it posted a net loss of $5 billion and paid a dividend of $1.3 billion to the US Treasury in ...
  3 days ago

• Stuyvesant Town In Effective Default, As Loan Moved To Special Servicing; Mezz Lenders SL Green And Fortress Wiped Out

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 763
  Look for the next batch of CRE numbers to be the worst ever as Tishman and BlackRock move the loan backing Stuyvesant Town to special servicing, in essence throwing in the towel, and pushing the affordable home complex into default. According to Fitch the propertys worth has plunged from $3 to $1.8 billion. This means ...
  3 days ago

• Senate Supports Extending, Expanding Homebuyer’s Tax Credit

  
  San Diego Blog — Authority: 127
  Senate leaders have reached a tentative deal to extend the first-time homebuyers’ tax credit that was originally passed earlier this year as part of the stimulus bill, it was reported by CNN. The agreement would extend and expand the credit to include current homeowners who want to move, according to the sources. As ...
  3 days ago

• Handwriting on the Wall?

  
  Bank Lawyer's Blog — Authority: 124
  In mortgage banking, the " elephant in the room " used to be repurchase obligations. That elephant (just like Sarah Palin) "went rogue" over the past two years and as a result, mortgage loan investors are busy trying to ensure that if you pay it forward, you sure better be able to buy it back , Fannie ...
  4 days ago

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