August 30, 2010 – In 2008, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were on the verge of failure after an unprecedented decline in housing values triggered a subsequent wave of mortgage defaults. To avoid the total collapse of these two mortgage giants, the Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA) placed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under conservatorship […]
Delinquency Report Suggests Future Increase In Mortgage Defaults
August 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
August 28, 2010 – The newly released Delinquencies and Foreclosure report by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) largely mirrors the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s quarterly report on household debt and credit. The mortgage delinquency rate for one to four unit residential properties decreased slightly to 9.85% and the percentage of loans in foreclosure […]
Can The Banking Industry Survive Another Five Years Of Declining Housing Values?
August 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The banking industry came close to collapse in 2008 as loan defaults surged and property values collapsed. Government intervention and successful efforts to raise additional capital by major banks have since stabilized the banking industry, despite a record high level of delinquencies (see Consumers Delinquent on $1.3 Trillion Of Debt). Where we go from here […]
FDIC Cites 30 Banks For “Unsafe or Unsound” Banking Practices
August 27, 2010 By 5 Comments
August 27, 2010 – The FDIC today released a list of orders of administrative enforcement actions taken against banks, including 30 cease and desist consent orders. A cease and desist order is issued when the FDIC has “determined that it had reason to believe that the Bank engaged in unsafe or unsound banking practices and […]
One Third Of All Americans Unqualified For A Mortgage
August 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
August 24, 2010 – According to research from Deutsche Bank, the number of Americans with credit scores below 600 has increased to 26% from only 15% prior to the start of the recession. Further examination of credit data reveals that 9% of all Americans have a credit score in the 600-649 range. Based on current […]
Consumers Delinquent On $1.3 Trillion Of Debt
August 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
August 23, 2010 – Banks nationwide have seen a staggering increase in delinquencies and nonperforming loans as the result of a severe economic recession and housing collapse. Although delinquency rates and defaults are still at horrendous levels, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s quarterly report on household debt and credit offers hope that defaults […]
8 Banks With $4.4 Billion In Assets Fail – August 20, 2010
August 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
August 22, 2010 – The latest week’s 8 banking failures brought the total for 2010 to 118 banks across 26 States. The eight banks closed by regulators on August 20, 2010 were located in California, Illinois, Virginia and Florida. The 8 banks closed by regulators along with their total assets and estimated loss to the […]
Sonoma Valley Bank Of California One Of Eight Banking Failures For The Week
August 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
August 20, 2010 – Sonoma Valley Bank, Sonoma, California, was closed today and the FDIC appointed as receiver. To protect depositors, the FDIC sold failed Sonoma Valley Bank to Westamerica Bank, San Rafael, California, which will assume all deposits and purchase essentially all assets of Sonoma Valley Bank. <!– /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Calibri; […]
Los Padres Bank Of California Collapses – Total Of 8 Failures For The Week
August 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment
August 20, 2010 – Los Padres Bank, Solvang, California, was closed today and the FDIC appointed as receiver. To protect depositors, the FDIC sold failed Los Padres Bank to Pacific Western Bank, San Diego, California, which will assume all deposits and purchase essentially all assets of Los Padres. All 14 branches of Los Padres will […]