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Incentives for home ownership extended and expanded
hf-implode.com — "The Federal Reserve’s mortgage-backed securities purchase program, the first-time homebuyer tax credit and higher Fannie Mae loan... limits along with record low home prices, have created a tremendous real estate market. All of these programs were set to expire soon, but for fear that their ... (more) Incentives for home ownership extended and expanded
Stocks Overvalued, Recession Will Return: Meredith Whitney
Stocks Overvalued, Recession Will Return: Meredith Whitney
cnbc.com — Stocks are overvalued and the US economy is likely to fall back into a recession next year,... well-known analyst Meredith Whitney told CNBC. "I haven't been this bearish in a year," she said in a live interview. "I look at the board and every single ... (more) Stocks Overvalued, Recession Will Return: Meredith Whitney

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Incentives for home ownership extended and expanded
Media Digest  11/26/2009  Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
Media Digest 11/26/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, Bloomberg
247wallst.com — Reuters: Saab’s failure to be bought shows that Chinese companies are having trouble moving into Western markets... through M&A. Reuters: AIG (NYSE:AIG) and former CEO Greenberg settled legal issues between them. Reuters: Dubai will put a ... (more) Media Digest 11/26/2009 Reuters, WSJ, NYTimes, FT, ...
Risk versus the US dollar
hf-implode.com — If and when the Federal Reserve moves out of the mortgage backed securities field -a move expected... in the first quarter of 2010-, will private investors step in? Well, why should they? What profit can they expect to reap? US housing prices have been kept artificially high for at least the past ... (more) Risk versus the US dollar
U.S. to aid some local mortgage programs
hf-implode.com — A Treasury Department program aimed at propping up local housing finance agencies will help inject $29 billion... into these groups over the next year, according to government data scheduled to be released Tuesday. The program focuses on state and local housing finance agencies, which provide ... (more) U.S. to aid some local mortgage programs
Agency Mortgage Bonds are RICH
Agency Mortgage Bonds are RICH
econompicdata.blogspot.com — Bloomberg (via Calculated Risk ) details Meredith Whitney's latest concern: The Federal Reserve has begun slowing purchases... in the $5 trillion market for so-called agency mortgage-backed securities after announcing in September that it would extend ... (more) Agency Mortgage Bonds are RICH
Our Economy Is on Steroids
minyanville.com — To help the auto industry, taxpayers were subsidizing the price of autos through the Cash for Clunkers... program and thus were creating artificial demand. The housing market, the epicenter of this crisis, is propped up from different directions. On one ... (more) Our Economy Is on Steroids
New fed housing program involves $29B in financing
hf-implode.com — "A new federal program to support state and local housing finance agencies is expected to involve more... than $29 billion in government support, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac disclosed Thursday." (more) New fed housing program involves $29B in financing
Why No One’s Watching Fannie and Freddie
hf-implode.com — "An arcane legal matter has left the agency charged with overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac without... an independent inspector general for nearly one year, setting off a storm of finger pointing and raising concerns from members of Congress over why the agency has gone without independent ... (more) Why No One’s Watching Fannie and Freddie
Home appraisal system could be dustbin-bound
hf-implode.com — " Could the controversial appraisal system imposed nationwide by mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in... May -- and now tied to lowball property valuations, busted home sale transactions and higher fees to consumers -- be on its way out?" (more) Home appraisal system could be dustbin-bound
Goldman Looks to Buy Fannie Tax Credits
online.wsj.com — WASHINGTON -- Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is in talks to buy millions of dollars of tax credits... from government-controlled mortgage giant Fannie Mae, but the potential deal is running into opposition from the U.S. Treasury, which could block the deal. A ... (more) Goldman Looks to Buy Fannie Tax Credits
Today’s Best Market Rumors   (11/2/2009) (BK)(ODFL)(PALM)(AAPL)
Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/2/2009) (BK)(ODFL)(PALM)(AAPL)
247wallst.com — Updated throughout the day. Updated 9.50 AM EST: The Fed will keep rates as they are (CBNC)... A deal for Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) to take control of NBCU from GE (NYSE:GE) is imminent, as usual. (NYTimes) Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is considering buying ... (more) Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/2/2009) ...
Buffett joins Goldman bid for Fannie Mae tax credits (Reuters)
news.yahoo.com — Reuters - Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) has joined Goldman Sachs Group Inc in a bid... to buy $3 billion in tax credits from mortgage giant Fannie Mae, the Wall Street Journal's website reported, citing people familiar with the matter. (more) Buffett joins Goldman bid for Fannie Mae tax credits  ...
Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/4/2009)
Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/4/2009)
247wallst.com — Updated throughout the day. The CEOs of Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) and JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) met pay czar Feinberg... before he announced pay cut plans (Bloomberg) Time Warner’s (NYSE:TWX) Time, Inc publishing division will lay off 500 people  ... (more) Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/4/2009)
Rodgin Cohen on Decade's end (The Deal Video)
thedeal.com — One of our last videos of our Decade of The Deal series pays a visit to Rodgin... Cohen, the bank lawyer and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP managing partner who Andrew Ross Sorkin in his new "Too Big to Fail" describes as "one of the most influential and yet ... (more) Rodgin Cohen on Decade's end (The Deal Video)
Fannie Mae to Rent out Homes Instead Foreclosing
abcnews.go.com — Thousands of borrowers on the verge of foreclosure will soon have the option of renting their homes... from Fannie Mae, under a policy announced Thursday. The government-controlled company, through its new "Deed for Lease" program, will allow borrowers ... (more) Fannie Mae to Rent out Homes Instead Foreclosing
Fannie Mae: $18.9 Billion Loss, Requests Another $15 Billion
calculatedriskblog.com — Press Release: Fannie Mae Reports Third-Quarter 2009 Results Fannie Mae (FNM/NYSE) reported a net loss of $18.9... billion in the third quarter of 2009 , compared with a loss of $14.8 billion in the second quarter of 2009. ... Third-quarter results were ... (more) Fannie Mae: $18.9 Billion Loss, Requests Another $15 Billion
Fannie Busting the Buck… (FNM, FRE)
vsinvestor.com — Fannie Mae (NYSE:FNM) “broke the buck” in pre-market trading this morning after it recorded a net loss... of $18.9 billion for the third quarter of 2009. Including $883 million in dividends on the senior preferred stock, the net loss ... (more) Fannie Busting the Buck… (FNM, FRE)
Accounting at B of A and Fannie
baselinescenario.com — Via Yves Smith , John Hempton analyzes the quarterly results of Bank of America (so-so) and Fannie... Mae (terrible). The underlying issue is that bank quarter-to-quarter results are largely driven by the amount of provisions they take against future loan losses. You can think of this as a very ... (more) Accounting at B of A and Fannie
Fannie Mae’s results – oh, and what if Bank of America reported the same way…
brontecapital.blogspot.com — There have been some mathematical corrections to this post discussed in the comments. My pencil notes had... the numbers right. By the time I got to writing it out errors had entered. Sorry. Fannie Mae just put out awful looking results based primarily ... (more) Fannie Mae’s results – oh, and what if Bank ...
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