Fed concern at sub-prime insurers
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Fed boss Ben Bernanke is monitoring problems at bond insurers that may see more sub-prime banking losses.
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American International Group, one of the world&#39;s largest insurers, continues to clash with regulators, but Wall Street seems more puzzled than alarmed.
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The meltdown among U.S. subprime mortgage lenders including New Century Financial Corp. broadened on Tuesday, as Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. shares fell more than 60 percent, and investors worried that more lenders might restructure or seek bankruptcy protection.
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Shares in AIG, the world's largest insurer, fall by 11% on concerns about its exposure to sub-prime losses.
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People taking out home mortgages may gain new protections soon against shady lending practices as the Federal Reserve seeks to back even the riskiest borrowers, already hit hardest by the housing and credit crunches.
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If you thought the sub-prime snafu was bad, then you'd better hope that these bond insurers can lift themselves out of the mire
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U.S. Federal Reserve officials  approach a key meeting next week worried both about not raising  interest rates enough to avert inflation and doing more than is  needed at the expense of economic growth.
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The UK's banks should reveal their exposure to the US sub-prime sector, the financial watchdog says.
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The crisis in the US sub-prime mortgage market leads to losses at US consumer finance firm GMAC.
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Weeks after problems with subprime mortgages began roiling the industry, advertisers are offering reassurances about their stability and ability to ride out the storm.
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U.S. stocks ended down on Wednesday, pressured by growing concerns about troubles in the subprime mortgage market and a warning from the Federal Reserve chairman about housing weakness.
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Investors are wary of insurance guarantees for some bonds issued by cities to fund capital projects.
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The US Federal Reserve minutes say there is a risk of a situation that will require 'substantial' rate cuts.
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Recent credit market turmoil has  increased downside risks for the economy, but the U.S. Federal  Reserve would refrain from taking action to bail out investors  who made bad decisions, top policy-makers said on Thursday.
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Prospects for a huge downgrade of  subprime-related debt have boosted chances that the Federal  Reserve will need to prop up the U.S. economy with a rate cut  some time in the next year.
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Problems in the bond markets put pressure on financial firms' shares.
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Earnings from Countrywide Financial prompted concerns that the subprime loan problem is slowing growth in the U.S. economy.