July 30, 2010, 8:21 p.m. EDT · Recommend (3) ·

FDIC gets into the securitization business

Agency packages and sells home loans originated by 16 failed banks

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8/2/2010 0 0 0 PragmaticStati… Hey 2frisky, didn't you know the…
8/1/2010 0 0 1 mildredpierce Huge losses ahead for the banking…
8/1/2010 0 1 0 subteach If Goldman Sachs gets one dollar of…
8/1/2010 0 1 0 subteach But the "term" is stated to…
8/1/2010 0 1 1 subteach I don't trust what I don't…
8/1/2010 0 2 0 UncleBen a tu rd wrapped in glitzy packaging…
7/31/2010 0 4 1 lividamerican I heard members of Congress rip the…
7/31/2010 0 4 0 Alfonso55 In reality, on the average 13-15% of…
7/31/2010 1 7 0 AmericanPatrio… Absolutely, John, this is a very key…
7/31/2010 0 4 0 AmericanPatrio… Please be specific as to ANY POINT…
7/31/2010 0 3 1 AmericanPatrio… dcmtbr, the responsibility of the…
7/31/2010 0 4 0 AmericanPatrio… There will be no…
7/31/2010 0 2 1 dcmtbr Zoran - I agree with your thought…
7/31/2010 0 2 1 dcmtbr @manipuflation - I don't see where…
7/31/2010 0 4 2 2frisky AIG, Bank of America, GM.... ALL had…
7/31/2010 0 3 2 AmericanPatrio… Gorm, your points are valid, but the…
7/31/2010 0 5 0 Gorm AP, I might argue from my initial…
7/31/2010 2 3 2 Zoran Sorry AP. I don't think your…
7/31/2010 2 6 1 JohnQTaxpayer Here is the real kicker,the FDIC will…
7/31/2010 0 3 2 AmericanPatrio… The FDIC isn't even scratching the…
7/31/2010 1 4 2 AmericanPatrio… Not all of the mortgages will fail,…
7/31/2010 0 4 1 AmericanPatrio… YES.
7/31/2010 0 4 3 Zoran Or, at least mostly performing (i.e.,…
7/31/2010 0 5 3 AmericanPatrio… Huh? The FDIC has COMPLETELY…
7/31/2010 0 2 0 Zoran Sorry .. double post .. can't delete
7/31/2010 0 4 2 AmericanPatrio… You betcha. The taxpayers found that…
7/31/2010 1 3 4 Zoran Manipuflation, I just don't see how…
7/31/2010 0 3 3 Manipuflation "I'm not reading anything bad…
7/31/2010 1 5 0 Tarcomed Looks like they'll break last years…
7/31/2010 0 5 2 Tarcomed Can't say the USA government does…
7/31/2010 0 4 1 chillynorthwin… It seems that we the taxpayers, are…
7/31/2010 0 4 0 ProfessorBear If transparency really took hold at…
7/31/2010 0 4 0 ProfessorBear AP --I don't see how Wall Street…
7/31/2010 0 5 1 ProfessorBear The idea is to get people who aren't…
7/31/2010 2 4 1 ereilad Closed banks update, add one more…
7/31/2010 0 2 1 2frisky RBS Securites Inc. (formerly…
7/31/2010 0 6 1 Fido Bingo!!
7/31/2010 0 4 0 ProfessorBear It seems like financial alchemy.…
7/31/2010 6 9 1 Gorm Never read in the article these…
7/31/2010 0 0 5 Skeeball1 I suppose the Fed is buying these…
7/31/2010 0 3 2 marioc30 I wonder what kind of rating they got…
7/31/2010 0 5 4 GreginOkinawa ...credit from the government? What…
7/31/2010 0 2 4 GreginOkinawa Good point TTolsty; that…
7/31/2010 1 6 2 2frisky Reminds me of Christmas when you…
7/31/2010 2 3 2 PragmaticStati… With this new policy has the FDIC…
7/31/2010 0 6 4 TTolstoy The problem that most commentators on…
7/31/2010 3 5 4 TTolstoy The problem you are continuing to…
7/31/2010 0 2 1 wgadget Three banks were shut down Friday.
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First Take

Banks need to come clean on prop trading

The black box of Wall Street proprietary trading is still in the dark, despite rumblings that big banks are planning to shutter units or keep them at arm’s-length, writes David Weidner.

3:56 p.m. Sept. 3, 2010 | Comments: 12

Reader Response »

How is repackaging garbage going to resolve matters?"

- 2Shy | 9:15 p.m. July 30, 2010

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