Friday, November 30, 2007

Not a bad bit of rescuing, huh?

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No, it doesn't solve all our problems. No, it doesn't mean those that are over-leveraged (cough SIV cough) aren't still in troub...
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Thursday, November 29, 2007

E*Trade: There's no sense in your risking yourself on my account

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Ah it seems like only yesterday, but it was a whole two weeks ago when E*Trade appears to be on the verge of bankruptcy. Now Citadel has in...
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007

This is it boys!

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Freddie Mac's $6 billion preferred offering is supposedly going to yield between 8.5 and 9%. It has a five year call feature, after whic...
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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

AMBAC: Episode II

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My Thanksgiving special on AMBAC got quite a bit of attention, and I have unfortunately been swamped and unable to give too many good respo...
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Thursday, November 22, 2007

AMBAC: This is not going to work

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I have completed a deep dive of AMBAC's insured portfolio. The conclusion: I don't see how they maintain a AAA rating without raisin...
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Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Freddie Mac: We feared the worst

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There is an old Wall Street saying: Be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful. Sure seems like the the world is i...
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Monday, November 19, 2007

Washington Mutual: What I have told you was true... From a certain point of view

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Long time readers know I have been a holder of Washington Mutual bonds since early in the subprime debacle. I recently sold my position. Tho...
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Saturday, November 17, 2007

Bringing balance to the Force

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I think the media is misunderstanding Fed Governor Randall Kroszner. His speech delivered yesterday at the Conference on Competitive Market...
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Thursday, November 15, 2007

But how am I to know the good side from the bad?

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Academics and other investment outsiders often marvel at the volatility of investment markets. The truth is that economic fundamentals, eith...
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Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Senior ABS Recovery: I can imagine quite a bit...

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I'm working through a deep dive of AMBAC's insured positions, which they have helpfully provided in great detail . Before I get to t...
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Friday, November 09, 2007

OFHEO to Andrew Cuomo: Point that thing someplace else

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It seems Jim Lockhart, Director of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), who is the primary regulator of Fannie Mae an...
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Tuesday, November 06, 2007

Decide you must how to serve them best

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An Open Letter to Publicly Held Bank CEOs, Boards, and Shareholders: 2007 has certainly been a trying time for banks. Many of the business l...
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Monday, November 05, 2007

Do not underestimate the power of structure

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Citigroup and Merrill's recent large write downs were largely due to losses on mortgage securities. Now, we know that neither Citi nor M...
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Citigroup: Now, matters are worse

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Citigroup's Chuck Prince resigned as CEO , after the board scheduled a emergency meeting over the weekend to consider his fate. It was ...
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Friday, November 02, 2007

Municipal Bond Insurers: More dangerous than you realize

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I've written before about bond insurers , and I reiterate my view that the big 4 (MBIA, FSA, FGIC, and AMBAC) will survive. But its cert...
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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Well, short help is better than no help at all

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Well the 204 readers who voted for a 25bps cut got it right. Prior to today's announcement, the market was widely expecting another cut...
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Monday, October 29, 2007

Countrywide Profits: Difficult to See

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Countrywide's surprising announcement on Friday that they expect to be profitable in 4Q and CY 2008 pushed the stock market higher and...
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Thursday, October 25, 2007

The Future of CDOs Episode I: Turn her around!

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We've spent a lot of time talking about the CDO market, mainly because its one of my favorite subjects and its my damn blog. (Click here...
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