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More on Banks Making Shed Loads But Fannie And Freddie “Losing Money as a Matter of Policy”

Edward Harrison — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:30:01 +0000

Fannie and Freddie have already been nationalized and the government is already on the hook for hundreds of billions of dollars of losses as a result. Clearly, this makes it a lot easier to use the GSEs as vehicles to pump money into the economy because any incremental loss is completely obscured by the existing gargantuan losses. Fannie and Freddie can essentially become a giant stimulus slush fund for the Obama Administration as we head into the 2012 election

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I repeat: The Fed’s Permanent Zero rate policy is toxic

Edward Harrison — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:20:05 +0000

Permanent zero can work over the medium-term but the economy is dependent on employment growth and monetary policy doesn't drive that

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[Premium] The Fed’s Rate easing and Obama’s Mortgage refi plan are bullish

Edward Harrison — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:30:41 +0000

Investors must still be worried about the fallout from the European meltdown. However, the situation in the US is looking much better than it did last week because of this aggressive policy response

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News from around the web: 2009-08-06

Edward Harrison — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:59:30 +0000

Calculated Risk: Google Maps Shows Foreclosure Status You can get data on just about anything these days. Amazing maps. Almost scary. Fannie Mae seeks $US10.7b in aid after loss Here’s a thought: if Citi were in government hands and taking down writedowns like Fannie, what do you think the scale of losses would be? Confidence

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Edward Harrison — Sat, 02 May 2009 08:43:06 +0000

Berkshire’s Munger Favors ‘100% Ban’ on Credit Swaps – Bloomberg.com Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Vice Chairman Charles Munger said he supports an outright ban of credit- default swaps to prevent speculators from profiting on the failure of companies. The Mess That Greenspan Made: Mortgage lender blowback I was wondering when the man with a tan was

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Jon Stewart’s indictment of CNBC

Edward Harrison — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:38:48 +0000

Last night I featured a video from Jon Stewart that skewered CNBC, and specifically Jim Cramer. The video is quite funny as Jon Stewart's show is a comedy show. However, since that segment aired, Jon Stewart has decided to end the comedy and take a much harder and more serious tone on this issue. Today I would like to highlight last night's Jon Stewart interview with Jim Cramer because it is not funny. It is an indictment of CNBC, of Jim Cramer, and of the entire financial media as a complicit enabler of the most prolific credit bubble in history

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Cramdowns are coming your way

Edward Harrison — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 13:10:53 +0000

Below is an interview with an expert on the issue of mortgage cramdowns. Basically, this issue is all about debt forgiveness for borrowers and writedowns for lenders. Lenders do not like cramdowns for that reason. See below for a view on cramdowns from Paul Van Valkenburg of the Mortgage Industry Advisory Corp. Warning: you should expect him to have a negative bias given who he works for. I actually like cramdowns. Van Valkenburg is looking at this from an investor's perspective and wants senior creditors not to be negatively impacted by the coming cramdown legislation. Nevertheless, I am posting this video because it is informative as to the impacts on mortgage-backed securities, mortgage servicing and housing

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Links: 2009-01-28 – blogger edition

Edward Harrison — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:01:00 +0000

Here are some worthwhile contributions from the econblgger world I think you should definitely read

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Cramdowns and refis won’t need appraisals

Edward Harrison — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:10:15 +0000

In November, the U.S. federal agencies which oversee the banking system proposed new guidelines for real estate appraisals. One would imagine that these guidelines would be in keeping with the new more stringent regulatory frame of mind the financial services sector. This is not the case. In fact, the new proposal appears to entirely eliminate mandated written appraisals in connection with cramdowns and refis

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Edward Harrison — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:23:24 +0000

‘Drug money flowed into banks’ – Fin24 South Africa (This is a must-read article) California’s First Centennial Bank Shut by Regulator – Bloomberg.com (Another FDIC Friday night special) Older workers escaping the ax – MSN Money (Very heartening to see this trend, even if it is for legal reasons alone) Freddie Seeks Up to $35

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