Subprime lending standards seen ready next week
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VIENNA, Virginia  - The head of the U.S. Office of Thrift Supervision told Reuters on Friday that federal regulators will issue by the end of next week a final version of subprime lending standards for borrowers with weak credit.
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Will Goldman Sachs and Bear Stearns mention subprime troubles when they report earnings?
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Chips, bank slips and audio clips will rule the week ahead. Let's take a look.
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Stock futures signaled a surge on Wall Street at the open on Friday as investors bet President Bush would unveil a plan to help subprime mortgage borrowers and loosen credit conditions that have rattled financial markets for six weeks.
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This week will see the release of October new and existing home sales, a measure of strength in the housing industry. But the short holiday week will also leave investors looking ahead to the holiday travel season.
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U.S. President George W. Bush will propose reforms on Friday intended to help homeowners with subprime mortgages avoid default, his first public step to address a crisis that has created turmoil in financial markets around the world.
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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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U.S. lenders would have to determine that a borrower can afford a mortgage before making the loan under a Federal Reserve staff proposal on new regulations released on Tuesday.
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Five banks in the New England region  will announce a $125 million fund on Thursday to help subprime  borrowers, the Boston Federal Reserve Bank said on Wednesday.
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Think subprime is bad? You ain't seen nothing yet.
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Troubles in the subprime mortgage  sector could put Wall Street on edge next 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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The US Federal Reserve is set to agree a range of measures giving mortgage holders more protection.
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The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will propose an easing of rules that will require Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Freddie Mac (FRE.
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H&R Block looks to unwind a blockheaded move into subprime mortgages.
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U.S. banking regulators plan to  issue eagerly awaited guidance on the subprime mortgage market  as early as Thursday afternoon, two sources familiar with the  matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
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Federal regulators proposed guidelines Wednesday on the amount of commercial real estate loans that banks can hold without drawing further oversight.
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Troubles with subprime mortgages cast a shadow over the stock market last week as investors worried about a potential growth in losses on loans to risky borrowers. Still, stocks managed to eke out small gains.