Ratings agencies scramble to reassess subprime risk
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Rating companies began a new wave of rating cuts Thursday as they reassessed the fallout from deteriorating subprime loans, drawing increased scrutiny from investors who are questioning why the agencies failed to act earlier.
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Troubles in the subprime mortgage  sector could put Wall Street on edge this week just as  investors look for key economic data, including the Consumer  Price Index, to shore up the market's nascent recovery after  its recent plunge.
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With more than $1 trillion in subprime mortgages still outstanding, some fear the financial sector's troubles have only just begun
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The National Association of Realtors likes the idea of a subprime bailout. Big surprise.
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The nation's housing industry is in a free fall from the subprime mortgage crisis. The budget of the Department of Housing and Urban Development could be facing big cuts. And the agency is still struggling to respond to a slew of natural disasters, including Hurricane Katrina.
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For a good idea whether stocks have shrugged off the subprime blues, look at the charts.
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Wall Street would love to put the subprime mess behind it. Optimistic? You bet.
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Accredited Home Lenders, a top subprime mortgage loan company in 2007 whose risky practices forced it to stop lending and slash its staff, is again reaching out to borrowers with sketchy credit even as the housing downturn deepens.
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Federal bank regulators, worried about a surge in defaults on high-risk home mortgages, on Friday called on lenders to exercise caution in making subprime loans and closely evaluate borrowers' ability to repay them.
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THOUSANDS OF homeowners with poor credit are facing foreclosure because they can no longer afford to pay their high-interest loans. In the crack-up of the so-called subprime mortgage industry, these borrowers are the most visible participants. But they aren't the only ones who seemed not to understand what they were getting themselves into.
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As mortgage defaults rise, more houses are being put up for auction  -  and more people are seeing a chance to make big bucks. But there are risks
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WASHINGTON - Executives from major credit rating agencies were accused yesterday by senators of being hampered by conflicts of interest that may have contributed to the worldwide mortgage market turmoil.
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Subprime isn't totally to blame for the market's gyrations. Reg FD, hedge funds and electronic trading add volatility.
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Fresh troubles in the subprime segment of the US housing market have ignited fears of contagion that could affect the financial sector and possibly the broader economy, analysts say.
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The pressure on bond insurers  increased on Wednesday after Fitch Ratings downgraded FGIC  Corp's credit rating and Standard & Poor's reviewed the ratings  on $529 billion worth of U.S. mortgage-backed securities and  collateralized debt obligations.
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Moodyâs Investors Service may reduce the ratings of $5 billion of collateralized debt obligations after lowering the ratings of subprime mortgage bonds that make up the securities.
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A number of U.S. states are setting up  funds to help homeowners with risky subprime mortgages  refinance to more affordable loans in a bid to slow the rate of  home foreclosures, The Wall Street Journal reported on its Web  site.