PIGS? omg! (FT/Aplphaville)
If it wasn’t so serious, this would be amusing. Except - it isn’t ... , a public service union leader has warned members that the International Monetary Fund could be brought ... . From FT/Alphaville What happens when a triple-A rated sovereign government’s credit rating [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 09:54:13
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What happens when a triple-A rated sovereign government's credit rating is cut? Quite a lot of unpleasant things really. Sovereign rating transitions - at the top end of the scale - are always extremely messy affairs. Losing a triple-A rating matters much more than losing a double-A rating for any institution.... [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 10:00:37
Sovereign Debts: Let the Downgrades Begin!
Making good its warning, the US credit rating agency Standard & Poor's downgraded the credit rating of Greece amidst a deteriorating economic ... the government's ability to improve its budget position through better tax collection and higher property or income taxes is offset by the rising cost of debt servicing and public pressure for additional [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 11:27:00
Your Guide to Do It Yourself Bad Credit Repair
by Landon McGehee With each day that passes, a poor credit rating will become more of an expense. Improving your credit score really does pay off ... Commission, which is the government agency responsible for protecting the rights of consumers, tells us in plain English, “Do yourself a favor and save some money. Don’t believe these statements.” This a [more...]
Date: 2008-11-05 11:51:44
Your Guide to Do It Yourself Bad Credit Repair
by Landon McGehee With each day that passes, a poor credit rating will become more of an expense. Improving your credit score really does pay off ... Commission, which is the government agency responsible for protecting the rights of consumers, tells us in plain English, “Do yourself a favor and save some money. Don’t believe these statements.” This a [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 08:35:48
Think Big 3 Bailout's A Good Idea? Jaguar's History Suggests It Isn't
By JOHN TAMNY | Posted Tuesday, January 06, 2009 4:20 PM PT With England's economy gasping in the mid 1970s due to a combination of nosebleed rates ... by the British government in 1975 thanks to skeptical credit markets, and it remained that way until ... up for frequent Jaguar sightings at auto-repair bays wherever the car was sold.In later years, after [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 02:59:00
Ainda o “downgrade” da S&P (3)
Bloomberg The risk of losses on European government bonds is mounting as the economic slowdown threatens credit ratings in Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Greece. Credit-default swaps tied to the debt of Ireland rose more than seven-fold ... to be threatened with a debt downgrade when Standard & Poor’s said the country’s long-term rating [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 11:03:02
Alt-A and ARM resets could trigger another crisis!!!
We are winding down out of subprime and going into Alt-A and ARM resets. We have government funding for homes in two ways. One, incentives with lower rates and tax credits, but, there is more. The GSE’s are allowing loans that are 105% and where the monthly debt to income is over 60%. These loans have high default rates and we will pay the price as unemployment stays high. quote Let’s look at a few facts: The Fed is literally the entire mortgage market. Yes, really. [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 18:15:58
S&P's Puts Spanish Sovereign Debt On Ratings Watch Negative
bond+spreads+2.png - Spain yesterday became the third euro zone country within a week to be warned by rating agency Standard & Poor's that its credit rating (currently the highest - AAA) is under threat from the deterioration in public finances being produced by the government's attempt to support the banking system and put [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 15:12:32
S&P's Puts Spanish Sovereign Debt On Ratings Watch Negative
Spain yesterday became the third euro zone country within a week to be warned by rating agency Standard & Poor's that its credit rating ( ... finances.The gap in bond yields between the benchmark German bunds and the sovereign debt of Spain ... fallen.One year ago the financing of Spanish government debt was barely more expensive than [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 10:11:00
S&P's Puts Spanish Sovereign Debt On Ratings Watch Negative
Spain yesterday became the third euro zone country within a week to be warned by rating agency Standard & Poor's that its credit rating ( ... finances.The gap in bond yields between the benchmark German bunds and the sovereign debt of Spain ... fallen.One year ago the financing of Spanish government debt was barely more expensive than [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 22:13:00
N.J. man learns modifying mortgage to cut payments may impair credit rating
by Moe Bedard on September 29, 2009 · 0 commentsin American Nightmare To confuse consumers even more, not all lenders follow the guidelines.That may change on November 1, when lenders can use a new code to report them as a “loan modification under government program.” The code will clarify which borrowers have taken modifications, but because the modification process itself is not streamlined, it won’t be the only worm squiggling out of the can.The bigger impact on credit scores may depend on how [more...]
Date: 2009-09-29 13:48:05
Today in Russian Business - Jan 14th, 2009
The financial crisis is having a dire effect on migrants who depend on money from their employers to support their families back home, ... had its credit rating lowered to 'junk' by Standard & Poor's. The government wants to counter [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 11:33:41
Totally Disconnected: US Government Risk, Ratings, Bonds and Equities
As part of his seemingly ongoing program to remove systemic risks within the financial and corporate matrix, ... ; Poor’s reiterated its “AAA” rating for the United States, credit default swaps spreads for 10-year [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 06:52:43
Capitalism Freezes in Worldwide Winter of Discontent
Capitalism Freezes in Worldwide Winter of Discontent (Update1) Jan. 12 (Bloomberg) ... interest rates to near zero to unlock credit markets, pushed governments to bail out their biggest banks [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 16:10:00
Ainda o “downgrade” da S&P (5)
Bloomberg Spain may struggle to sell 1.8 billion euros ($2.4 billion) ... . Standard & Poor’s said Jan. 12 it may lower Spain’s AAA credit rating. “There is a clear risk ... of bonds as the prospect of a credit downgrade and a flood of new issues by European governments [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 09:54:11
Spain sees risk of debt downgrade, Fitch holds AAA
MADRID, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Spain's Economy Minister acknowledged a risk on Tuesday that major rating agencies might downgrade the country from its "AAA" credit status, although Fitch said it was holding its top-notch rating on the debt. Spain ... departed from a bullish government line to tell reporters: "It's a risk. Obviously in the case [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 08:27:28
GMAC Deal Boosts Auto Stocks
The government’s decision to provide $6 billion in financing to steady the lending arm of auto giant General Motors has jolted futures on ... , shares of GM were up by nearly 8% and rival Ford Motor Co. gained 5.9%, while stock futures rose ... credit rating needed for funding new loans to 621, down from the 700 limit established by GMAC two [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 14:03:40
GMAC Deal Boosts Auto Stocks
The government’s decision to provide $6 billion in financing to steady the lending arm of auto giant General Motors has jolted futures on ... , shares of GM were up by nearly 8% and rival Ford Motor Co. gained 5.9%, while stock futures rose ... credit rating needed for funding new loans to 621, down from the 700 limit established by GMAC two [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 17:03:00
Free Credit Repair
Free Credit Repair Posted By Gary Antosh on @ 8:27 am by Landon McGehee With each day that passes, ... Commission, which is the government agency responsible for protecting the rights of consumers, tells ... This agency even claims that it is possible for anyone to improve their credit rating on their own, without [more...]
Date: 2008-10-23 13:27:00
China to Relax Bad Debt Rules to Encourage Lending
In another sign that China's slump is serious enough to evoke crisis responses from the officialdom, ... . The objective is to encourage banks to continue to extend credit to borrowers experiencing short-term ... ,” said Liao Qiang, the rating company’s Beijing-based analyst, in an interview. “Governments tend [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 06:19:21
Failure to Govern
From Mina Kimes at Fortune: Experts are divided over whether the municipal default rate, which is historically just 0 ... by much, but he argues that the credit stress facing issuers is an overriding concern to investors ... , according to data from Thomson Reuters… The market for municipal credit protection has “quite literally [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 17:00:30
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