likely running dry (1); Liquidity Pump Runs Dry (1).
Credit Writedowns Mon 2009-09-21 15:32 EDT
Sheila Bair has run out of options to seize banks because the FDIC's coffers are running dry. Now she either needs to tap taxpayer money via a loan from the Treasury or she has to raise funds through a special assessment on banks, who are already capital-constrained.
Calculated Risk Fri 2009-09-04 19:23 EDT
John Burns Consulting sent out a note today titled: FHA Likely To Be The Next Shoe To Drop"The FHA's aggressive lending programs have continued throughout the housing downturn, causing its market share of the mortgage industry to grow from 2% in 2005 to 23% today. ... The FHA insurance fund, however, is likely running dry. ...
Sun 2007-11-25 00:00 EST
Fed moves irrelevant as banking system collapses; "Slashing rates to 1% was what created this mess. Cutting them to 1% again can hardly be the solution."
Liquidity Pump Runs Dry; Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis.
