Banking Links – February 5, 2010
The Acquisition Ken Lewis May Live To Regret – The Merrill/Bank Of America Saga – Bloomberg
Losses on Mortgages Cause $5 Billion Quarterly Loss At GMAC Financial – MLive
Is The Fed Causing Mortgage Rates To Rise As Purchases of MBS Ends? – Bloomberg
Homeowners With ARMs Blindsided By Rate Increases – WSJ
European Central Bank’s Concern Shifts From Banking Failures To Sovereign Defaults – FT
Second Mortgages May Be Next Black Hole in Bank Earnings – WSJ
Will Retail Store Closings Be A Disaster For Commercial Real Estate? Bloomberg