Banks to ask U.S. govt to take bad loan risk: report
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The banking industry is proposing to  members of the U.S. Congress and the White House that some of  the risk of troubled mortgages should be shifted to the federal  government, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal on  Thursday.
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Federal Reserve Bank officials said on  Monday financial turmoil has increased risks facing the U.S.  economy, but comments by others suggested there was still  debate about how quickly the central bank would need to act.
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Alistair Darling calls on Britain's banks to be more cautious lenders amid concerns over consumer debt.
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Business & money: Government to get tough with bidders for Northern Rock during crisis meetings
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Swiss bank UBS has revealed $26.6  billion in exposure to risky U.S. mortgages distinct from  subprime loans, increasing its vulnerability to the global  credit crisis and sending its shares sharply lower.
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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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The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday proposed new protections for high-cost mortgage borrowers to avoid a repeat of the loose lending standards that have put many Americans at risk of losing their homes.
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Lawmakers said government intervention may be needed to ease financial strains in the bond industry that are unsettling other areas of the economy.
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Many U.S. banks have made it harder for creditworthy borrowers to obtain a mortgage, according to a Federal Reserve survey released yesterday that underscored the spread of the credit crisis.
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The Federal Reserve is set to change home-loan lending practices that are blamed for pushing the nation into a housing downturn, but the effort is expected to fall short of far more stringent efforts by Congress.
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Three US banks, including Bank of America, warn that losses linked to bad debt will get worse.
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The government says it will cover losses by financial institutions providing money to the troubled bank.
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Countrywide Financial Corp's   decision to sell itself to Bank of America Corp  was  driven in part by fear of potential crackdowns by regulators,  the Wall Street Journal reported on its Web site on Monday.
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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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The health of the British economy is threatened by the risk of recession in the United States and interest rate cuts are required, a member of the Bank of England's rate-setting committee said Monday.
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The US housing downturn may have serious financial repercussions, experts warn, hitting investment funds linked to sub-prime lending.
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U.S. lawmakers wrote to regulators on Monday expressing concern that some banks are processing unsigned checks used by fraudsters seeking to drain money from the accounts of vulnerable people like the elderly.