It’s been a year since the ABCP market seized up and a rescue committee set out to salvage $33-billion in notes. A Globe and Mail investigation has found that breakdowns occurred throughout the financial system. On Saturday, the story of how the retail brokerage industry lost its way. On Monday, the two-part package explores the […]
David Berman, August 7, 2008 at 2:23 PM EDT It wasn’t that long ago that economists and observers put a brave face on the health of the Canadian housing market, arguing that tighter credit conditions, relatively moderate prices and a healthy economy would keep things humming, even as the U.S. market slid into oblivion. Now, there […]
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Alternative lender believes competing with banks will lower risk, allow it to pick up more business LORI MCLEOD 00:00 EDT Wednesday, August 06, 2008 Alternative lender Home Trust Co. is launching a line of traditional mortgage products that will compete directly with those offered by the banks. The Toronto-based lender hasn’t been pushed out […]
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The Canadian Press August 5, 2008 at 7:18 AM EDT Home Capital Group TORONTO — Home Capital Group Inc. profit was $26.6-million in the second quarter, an increase of 20.6 per cent over $22-million in the same period last year. Basic earnings per share were 77 cents, up from 64 cents for the second quarter […]
The Associated Press August 4, 2008 at 8:39 AM EDT LONDON — — HSBC Holdings PLC [HBC-N], Europe’s largest bank by market value, reported Monday its steepest fall in profit since 2001 as costs for bad U.S. mortgage loans mounted. Net profit for the first half of the year plunged 29 per cent to $7.7-billion (U.S.) from $10.9-billion […]
LORI MCLEOD Globe and Mail Update July 31, 2008 at 7:49 AM EDT As the financial industry sits down with Ottawa this week to assess tighter mortgage rules, another lending product could find its way into the spotlight – cash-back mortgages. Keen to avoid a U.S.-style housing bubble, the federal government recently cracked down on […]
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The Canadian Press July 30, 2008 at 10:53 AM EDT TORONTO — First National Financial Income Fund reported “record profitability” in the second quarter, with revenue rising 23 per cent to $76.9-million from a year earlier and net income up 28 per cent at $30.1 million. Canada’s largest non-bank originator and underwriter of mortgages raised its […]
GE exits Canadian mortgage business LORI MCLEOD REAL ESTATE REPORTER July 30, 2008 The global credit crisis has claimed another victim in the Canadian mortgage industry asGeneral Electric Co. winds up its mortgage operations here. After three years in the business, GE Money Canada said it will stop taking new mortgage applications tomorrow. It’s the latest […]
WASHINGTON — A Bush administration official said Monday the next government will inherit a record federal budget deficit for next year that approaches $490-billion (U.S.). The official said the deficit was being driven to record levels by the sagging economy and the stimulus payments being made to 130 million households in an effort to keep the […]
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JONATHAN STEMPEL Reuters July 27, 2008 at 9:00 AM EDT NEW YORK — Even as Washington Mutual Inc. lost billions of dollars from risky mortgages, the largest U.S. savings and loan could rely on its credit card business to turn a profit. No longer. The thrift’s $175-million (U.S.) second-quarter loss from its card unit stemmed from […]
As taken from the Globe & Mail. See my comments below. The stock market would have you believe that the worst of the financial mess is over, and that it’s time again to buy, buy, buy. But Barry Ritholtz, who writes The Big Picture Blog, thinks the buying frenzy of the past week is a head […]
https://craigburn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/craigburn-logo2-e1426637601970.png00Pat Sawlerhttps://craigburn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/craigburn-logo2-e1426637601970.pngPat Sawler2008-07-24 22:02:572008-07-24 22:02:57The worst is over? Think again
A group of investors has become the first to launch a class-action lawsuit againstCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, alleging misrepresentations about the bank’s exposure to the American subprime mortgage market. The claim alleges that the bank misrepresented its total exposure to U.S. subprime loans by saying it “was ‘not a major issue’ when, in […]
https://craigburn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/craigburn-logo2-e1426637601970.png00Pat Sawlerhttps://craigburn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/craigburn-logo2-e1426637601970.pngPat Sawler2008-07-24 08:18:162008-07-24 08:18:16Investors sue CIBC over subprime exposure
I just got back from seeing the new Batman movie, and I’ve got to tell you it was good. It was not just good, it was scary good. Probably one of the best action movies that I have seen ever, and I have seen a lot of movies. Anyway you may be wondering how does this apply […]
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I could not have said it better my self so here is the article in it’s entirety. Cheers, Pat Entrepreneurs’ flexible finance scheme quashed Tony Wanless, Financial Post Published: Monday, July 21, 2008 Dean Bicknell/Canwest News ServiceFor sale signs lined up along the street on Country Village Landing N.E. for condos in this Calgary, Alta. neighbourhood. When […]
Why you should get that mortgage off your books Garry Marr, Financial Post Published: Saturday, July 19, 2008 Thank goodness the federal government stepped in this month and banned mortgages with a 40-year amortization. To read the rest of the article that this is taken from go here, http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=665065 The article goes on the say that the writer […]
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How ordinary investors got sold on ABCP!
It’s been a year since the ABCP market seized up and a rescue committee set out to salvage $33-billion in notes. A Globe and Mail investigation has found that breakdowns occurred throughout the financial system. On Saturday, the story of how the retail brokerage industry lost its way. On Monday, the two-part package explores the […]
The great Canadian housing myth!
David Berman, August 7, 2008 at 2:23 PM EDT It wasn’t that long ago that economists and observers put a brave face on the health of the Canadian housing market, arguing that tighter credit conditions, relatively moderate prices and a healthy economy would keep things humming, even as the U.S. market slid into oblivion. Now, there […]
Home Trust to offer traditional mortgages!
Alternative lender believes competing with banks will lower risk, allow it to pick up more business LORI MCLEOD 00:00 EDT Wednesday, August 06, 2008 Alternative lender Home Trust Co. is launching a line of traditional mortgage products that will compete directly with those offered by the banks. The Toronto-based lender hasn’t been pushed out […]
Home Capital hikes dividend!
The Canadian Press August 5, 2008 at 7:18 AM EDT Home Capital Group TORONTO — Home Capital Group Inc. profit was $26.6-million in the second quarter, an increase of 20.6 per cent over $22-million in the same period last year. Basic earnings per share were 77 cents, up from 64 cents for the second quarter […]
HSBC posts steep profit drop!
The Associated Press August 4, 2008 at 8:39 AM EDT LONDON — — HSBC Holdings PLC [HBC-N], Europe’s largest bank by market value, reported Monday its steepest fall in profit since 2001 as costs for bad U.S. mortgage loans mounted. Net profit for the first half of the year plunged 29 per cent to $7.7-billion (U.S.) from $10.9-billion […]
A zero-down mortgage by any other name?
LORI MCLEOD Globe and Mail Update July 31, 2008 at 7:49 AM EDT As the financial industry sits down with Ottawa this week to assess tighter mortgage rules, another lending product could find its way into the spotlight – cash-back mortgages. Keen to avoid a U.S.-style housing bubble, the federal government recently cracked down on […]
First National profit rises 28 per cent
The Canadian Press July 30, 2008 at 10:53 AM EDT TORONTO — First National Financial Income Fund reported “record profitability” in the second quarter, with revenue rising 23 per cent to $76.9-million from a year earlier and net income up 28 per cent at $30.1 million. Canada’s largest non-bank originator and underwriter of mortgages raised its […]
GE Money Pulls up stakes!
GE exits Canadian mortgage business LORI MCLEOD REAL ESTATE REPORTER July 30, 2008 The global credit crisis has claimed another victim in the Canadian mortgage industry asGeneral Electric Co. winds up its mortgage operations here. After three years in the business, GE Money Canada said it will stop taking new mortgage applications tomorrow. It’s the latest […]
U.S. to post record $490-billion budget deficit!
WASHINGTON — A Bush administration official said Monday the next government will inherit a record federal budget deficit for next year that approaches $490-billion (U.S.). The official said the deficit was being driven to record levels by the sagging economy and the stimulus payments being made to 130 million households in an effort to keep the […]
Economic woes hit U.S. credit card business!
JONATHAN STEMPEL Reuters July 27, 2008 at 9:00 AM EDT NEW YORK — Even as Washington Mutual Inc. lost billions of dollars from risky mortgages, the largest U.S. savings and loan could rely on its credit card business to turn a profit. No longer. The thrift’s $175-million (U.S.) second-quarter loss from its card unit stemmed from […]
The worst is over? Think again
As taken from the Globe & Mail. See my comments below. The stock market would have you believe that the worst of the financial mess is over, and that it’s time again to buy, buy, buy. But Barry Ritholtz, who writes The Big Picture Blog, thinks the buying frenzy of the past week is a head […]
Investors sue CIBC over subprime exposure
A group of investors has become the first to launch a class-action lawsuit againstCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, alleging misrepresentations about the bank’s exposure to the American subprime mortgage market. The claim alleges that the bank misrepresented its total exposure to U.S. subprime loans by saying it “was ‘not a major issue’ when, in […]
Batman The Dark Knight Movie
I just got back from seeing the new Batman movie, and I’ve got to tell you it was good. It was not just good, it was scary good. Probably one of the best action movies that I have seen ever, and I have seen a lot of movies. Anyway you may be wondering how does this apply […]
Death of 40-year mortgage!
I could not have said it better my self so here is the article in it’s entirety. Cheers, Pat Entrepreneurs’ flexible finance scheme quashed Tony Wanless, Financial Post Published: Monday, July 21, 2008 Dean Bicknell/Canwest News ServiceFor sale signs lined up along the street on Country Village Landing N.E. for condos in this Calgary, Alta. neighbourhood. When […]
Is this what they mean by Freedom 55?
Why you should get that mortgage off your books Garry Marr, Financial Post Published: Saturday, July 19, 2008 Thank goodness the federal government stepped in this month and banned mortgages with a 40-year amortization. To read the rest of the article that this is taken from go here, http://www.financialpost.com/story.html?id=665065 The article goes on the say that the writer […]