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Credit Markets Cooler But By No Means Frozen The relative robustness of the credit market can be seen in both the business and consumer sectors. |
The Motley Fool
December 30, 2009
Chuck Saletta |
The Real Reason Banks Aren't Lending The Federal Reserve set the Federal Funds Rate at around 0%, giving banks an opportunity to borrow at essentially no cost. Only the most financially healthy companies can easily get loans. |
BusinessWeek
October 8, 2009
Theo Francis |
Washington Revives the Mortgage Cramdown As foreclosures continue to surge, congressional Democrats are pitching courtroom solutions to homeowners' woes. The Administration is wary. |
The Motley Fool
May 3, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
This Ticking Time Bomb Will Cost Trillions We're getting too used to low interest rates. |
Inc.
September 2003
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Banks May Sell Off Your Loans A secondary market for small-business loans could benefit entrepreneurs. |
The Motley Fool
November 26, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
The $800 Billion Pick-Me-Up for Consumer Credit The central bank announces an $800 billion support package aimed at spurring mortgage lending and consumer credit, including car, credit card, and small business loans. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Warren Buffett's Bid to Save the Economy -- and How It Failed In late 2008, Warren Buffett drafted a plan to save the financial system. He sent the proposal to the U.S. Treasury. Within months, the Treasury implemented the plan almost exactly as Buffett proposed. It's failed miserably since then. |
Reason
January 2009
Michael Flynn |
Anatomy of a Breakdown Concerted government policy helped trigger the financial meltdown -- and will almost certainly extend it. |
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July 25, 2008
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The Last Straw for Suffering Homeowners A spike in mortgage rates threatens any chance of a housing recovery. |
U.S. Banker
January 2008
Michael Sisk |
Keeping The Spigot Open The fact is not lost on banks that American consumers are, by and large, still employed and paying their bills. Credit is, and will be, still available. |
U.S. Banker
January 2011
Scott Anderson |
Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Pain The Fed s plan to buy $600 billion of Treasury bonds might boost demand for loans, but this latest round of quantitative easing could hamper bank profitability and continue to restrain the economic recovery. |
BusinessWeek
October 16, 2006
James Mehring |
More Scrutiny For High-Risk Mortgages New guidance put out by U.S. bank regulators warned lenders to keep up their due diligence when issuing exotic mortgages. The impact could be fewer mortgages and less demand for homes. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Where's the Consumer Credit Crunch? Housing may be slowing, but borrowing is moving full speed ahead. Last month, figures for both revolving credit, such as credit card debt, and non-revolving debt, like car and student loans, rose. |
U.S. Banker
November 2009
Cheyenne Hopkins |
PPIP Finally Ready, But Who's Selling? Now that a government program to buy up toxic assets finally appears ready to fly, many observers are wondering if there is any need for it. |
The Motley Fool
August 1, 2008
Morgan Housel |
This Week's Big Economic Stories More job woes... Greenspan speaks... The next great bond boom... GDP hanging in... Quick economic numbers... |
BusinessWeek
November 4, 2010
Peter Coy |
Credit and the Bernanke Code The Fed's new foray into bond purchases has to lower long-term rates to succeed. The $600 billion is less than it has already spent. |
Bank Systems & Technology
May 11, 2010
Katherine Burger |
J.P. Morgan Treasury Services Sees Opportunity in Clients' Need for Transparency, Ease of Doing Business Bank's 9th Treasury Services Expo showcases solutions in areas such as green treasury, fraud prevention and single-use cards. |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2010
John Rosevear |
A New Kind of Credit Crisis What happens to the recovery if interest rates go up? |
U.S. Banker
December 2008 |
Hank's Group Think The Troubled Asset Relief Program was supposed to purchase toxic securities from banks to stabilize their finances. But in short order, given the difficulty valuing those assets, Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and company switched gears and chose to take equity stakes in big banks. |
BusinessWeek
January 7, 2009
Der Hovanesian & Palmeri |
Why Banks Still Won't Lend Despite more than $1 trillion in federal largesse, they still may not have the capital cushions to bear the risks of making fresh loans. |
BusinessWeek
February 26, 2007
James C. Cooper |
The Gray Area In The Fed's Blue-Sky Forecast Further rate increases may be needed to tame a spirited economy. |
BusinessWeek
September 17, 2009
Palmeri & Francis |
How Real Is the Rally in Real Estate Bonds? Companies are jumping back into mortgage securities, but they may regret their moves. |
The Motley Fool
February 26, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Can We Handle Another 22% Drop in Real Estate Prices? That's exactly what some government estimates predict. |
The Motley Fool
June 1, 2009
Christopher Barker |
Are You Ready for Round II of the Mortgage Meltdown? A troubling report on the mortgage crisis has far-reaching implications. |
BusinessWeek
November 19, 2009
James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: A Lifeline of Credit for the Recovery Lending remains tight, but overall bank standards are relaxing, and that will make it possible for businesses to expand as demand picks up |
BusinessWeek
December 30, 2009
Mark Gilbert |
Why the Fed's Next Act Could Be Its Hardest U.S. financial policymakers have managed to ease the recession with extraordinarily aggressive actions. But crafting a return to normalcy will be the real test. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008
Kristen French |
The Lending Squeeze The tightening credit conditions is causing some financial advisors to have trouble getting loans for clients. |
BusinessWeek
November 5, 2007
Nanette Byrnes |
These Tough Lending Laws Could Travel North Carolina's progressive protection laws for borrowers may become a nationwide model. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Obama's First Task: Rebuilding Our Housing What first steps might the president-elect take to treat our housing malaise? |
BusinessWeek
October 9, 2008 |
Pulling Out the Stops The government has steadily broadened its role to safeguard the economy from the credit crisis. Here are some important milestones. |
U.S. Banker
May 2008 |
As the Credit Crisis Grinds On, Lending Falls Off the Cliff The current climate for loan production might not be Great Depression 2.0, but try telling that to someone with less than perfect credit. |
Bank Systems & Technology
March 30, 2010
Penny Crosman |
Treasury to Sell Citi Stake Government could potentially earn $7 billion on its crisis-driven investment in the bank. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Life After Fannie and Freddie: Canada Edition A modest proposal, modeled after our neighbors to the north. |
BusinessWeek
March 25, 2010
Howley & Miller |
As the Fed Pulls Back, Can Housing Stand Alone? Home sales just fell again. With the central bank about to stop buying mortgage securities and the housing tax credit expiring, questions abound over housing's future |
The Motley Fool
July 25, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Broke, Out Of a Job, and Homeless: This Week in the Economy No rebound in housing yet... Initial jobless claims soar... State tax revenue plummets due to the downturn...Oil begins to back off its highs... Banks increase emergency borrowing... |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Some Tough Questions on the Bailout With the bailout possibly nearing completion, big questions still remain. |
BusinessWeek
September 3, 2007
James C. Cooper |
Savvy Moves That Should Soothe The Markets The Fed's quick and innovative response may avert the need to cut rates. |
Registered Rep.
May 8, 2009
Kristen French |
Morgan Dresses Up For TARP Exit The firm raised $8 billion in new capital on Friday through the sale of debt and equity, over 50 percent more than it announced on Thursday. |
The Motley Fool
October 9, 2008
Christopher Barker |
$700 Billion Was a Drop in the Bucket Keeping a tally of total outlays puts the scale of the crisis in context. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Bailouts on Hold Part of the Public-Private Investor Partnership -- one of several government-backed bailouts designed to right the banking industry -- could be on hold just weeks after it was announced. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2009
Samuel A. Gillespie |
Money Magnets Today's distressed real estate assets are attracting well-capitalized investors. |
Bank Systems & Technology
February 9, 2009
Orla O'Sullivan |
Geithner Has Four Choices for Banks Tomorrow, WSJ Editor says. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is to unveil his bank plan tomorrow. |
BusinessWeek
October 29, 2007
Maria Bartiromo |
Hank Paulson, U.S. Treasury Secretary Treasury Secretary Henry "Hank" Paulson talks about structured investment vehicles and the economy. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2009
Christopher Barker |
$10.2 Trillion? A Mere Drop in the Bucket The tally zooms out to include monies under serious consideration for future outlays. |
Entrepreneur
October 2003
Dian Vujovich |
No Guts, Some Glory Thinking short term and safety first? Here's a fund that's got both. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2006
Spencer Garfield |
The Lending Landscape Buyers must learn to navigate a changing course to finance commercial real estate deals this year. |
Bank Systems & Technology
June 21, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Treasury Services Are Proving to be a Beacon Amid the Dark Economy for Banks With the retail banking industry struggling to stay afloat, banks' treasury services businesses are increasingly proving their worth amid a turbulent economy. |
Reason
January 2009
Jeffrey Rogers Hummel |
The Fed's Binge How the Federal Reserve engineered the most dramatic peacetime experiment in monetary and fiscal stimulus in U.S. history without anyone noticing |
