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Cheap Debt for Corporations Fails to Spur Economy
As many households and small businesses are denied loans, some big corporations are saving, not investing, vast sums they borrowed for next to nothing through a policy meant to help the economy.
Geithner Affirms U.S. Role as Mortgage Backer
Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said continued government support of the mortgage market was important "to make sure that Americans can borrow at reasonable interest rates to buy a house even in a downturn."
Real Estate Money Is Scarce for Private Equity
Private equity real estate fund-raising fell in the second quarter to its lowest level since 2004, suggesting that a recovery has yet to take root in the investment property market.
Banks Return to Commercial Mortgage Bonds
Once dominant, and then dormant, commercial real estate loans are beginning to show signs of life on the trading floor after a two-year slump.
Next Worry for Wall Street: Basel Bank Rules
As the debate over the financial regulatory bill nears an end in Congress, many on Wall Street are shifting their attention to see what new regulations will come out of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
Banks Resist Plans to Reduce Mortgage Balances
In a rebuff to the Obama administration, two big banks on Tuesday drew a line in the sand on cutting the mortgage balances of beleaguered homeowners, saying that the tool would be applied sparingly.
Congress Worries About Commercial Real Estate
A bipartisan group of 79 House members sent a letter to the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve on Monday urging them to take a more active role
In Packaging of Loans, a Bust With a Pedigree
Though few people remember it, an earlier wave of private securitizations altered the real estate landscape, particularly in New York and other big U.S. cities, Floyd Norris writes in his latest column in The New York Times.
Commercial Real Estate and NBC Weigh Down G.E.
General Electric's decision to shrink its commercial finance arm and eventually divest itself of NBC Universal couldn't have come fast enough, as the conglomerate reported a 19 percent drop in fourth-quarter profits.
Goldman, Morgan to Become Full-Fledged Banks
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the last two independent investment banks, will become bank holding companies, the Federal Reserve said Sunday night, a move that will fundamentally alter the landscape of Wall Street.
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