Credit Risk News

Energy stocks fall as credit concerns send broad market lower (Market Watch)
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Energy stocks took a beating Tuesday as credit concerns in the mortgage business raced through the equities market, wiping out early gains made on solid earnings and crude-oil’s highest closing price ever.

Credit Challenged Car Buyers Find Help Online (Benton Evening News)
(ARA) - Eighty percent of all Americans have at least one blemish on their credit reports. And a third of all consumers have credit scores so bad that they may have difficulty securing a car loan.

Wall St. set to fall on credit jitters (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Stock index futures pointed to a weaker start for the market in choppy trading on Monday after heavy losses last week on fear that a credit crunch would slow or stop the pace of takeovers that have boosted stocks.

BOND REPORT: Treasuries Up Slightly On New Credit Jitters (Nasdaq)
Treasuries rose slightly early on Monday, as investors saw further evidence of the problems in credit markets, while gains were capped by expectations U.S. stocks will rebound.

Credit Card Suggestions For Bad Credit - PR-GB.com (press release)
Credit Card Suggestions For Bad CreditPR-GB.com (press release), Bulgaria - 1 hour agoSuggestions of cards that are created and maintained for people with an imperfect credit history. Numerous cards that allow those with no credit to apply …

Credit worries fail to halt Wall St bounce
Financial Times - The recent rise in volatility and in credit risk premiums has weighed on stock prices for many pending deals and also on the banks that could potentially be left holding bridge loans. This led analysts at Goldman Sachs to note on Monday that 22

ISDA sets out European loan CDS template
Reuters - Credit default swaps allow credit risk on underlying debt to be transferred. A buyer of a CDS contract pays an annual premium to the seller; in return, if there is a default on the debt underlying the contract, the seller pays out the face value of

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PRWeb - This Canadian secured credit card is perfect for any Canadian resident, older than 19, who has bad credit or no credit history in Canada. - 2005-05-29 Canadians Offered Unsecured and Secured Credit Cards through Several Canadian Credit Card Companies

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Easy credit could be over
Centre Daily - The trouble started in one of the shakiest sectors of finance, home mortgages for people with bad credit, but it is spreading. As easy credit dries up, some huge corporate deals are being delayed and could unravel. The question now is how far will the

Targeting vulnerable for loans may breach laws
Stuff - The reason a person has a bad credit rating is because they have had problems repaying loans in the past that should be a major alarm bell for any lender.” The Government recently moved to crack down on loan sharks, banning criminals from lending

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Washington Post - Alexandria, Va.: I have bad credit and I am paying small bills to clear it up. I have cut back on alot of things but it seems like this credit repair I am doing on my own is not quick enough. But I have found no leder that would tell me what I should

Dow s drop could point to economic slowdown
Buffalo News - Thursday, as in late February, investors grappled with concerns about whether mortgages made to borrowers with poor credit would show another spike in defaults and trigger a broader slowdown. Investors also grew uneasy that tightening credit

D’ow! Credit fear socks it to stocks
New York Daily News - Fears about home loans to borrowers with poor credit, which helped trigger a brief but dramatic selloff in February, had been largely shrugged off for months by investors. But with mortgage defaults on the rise, fears of a full-fledged credit crunch

Another year of slump likely
Philiy.com - Subprime refers to borrowers with poor credit histories. The mortgage industry already has seen a surge in defaults and anticipates an upswell in coming months as many adjustable mortgages begin to reset to higher interest rates. A decline in housing

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Worldnews.com - Now the hangover after subprime binge Sydney Morning Herald THEY were US home buyers and property investors with poor credit records the banks wouldn’t touch. But they were keen to jump into the booming US real estate market with its lure of easy gains

Wall Street's Bond Risk Soars, Shares Plunge on Credit Concerns - Bloomberg
Wall Street's Bond Risk Soars, Shares Plunge on Credit ConcernsBloomberg - Jul 26, 2007The CDX North America Investment Grade Index, tracking the credit risk of 125 US investment-grade companies, rose as much as $10250 to $67000 in New York, …Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns Bond Risk Soars, Credit Swaps Show BloombergGoldman Sachs, Bear Stearns Bond Risk Surges, Credit Swaps Show BloombergGlobal Bond Risk Premiums Soar as Investors Seek Safest Assets BloombergBloomberg - Bloombergall 24 news articles

The Coastal Bank Hires Wayne Kessler as Vice President and Credit … - Savannah Business Report
The Coastal Bank Hires Wayne Kessler as Vice President and Credit …Savannah Business Report, GA - 5 hours agoHe has taught accounting and business classes through the American Institute of Banking and is Credit Risk Certified by the Risk Management Association.

IMF sees rising mortgage risk in US, but says risks are contained - Forbes
Turkish PressIMF sees rising mortgage risk in US, but says risks are containedForbes, NY - Jul 25, 2007The IMF said credit risk 'has begun to translate into higher market risk, notably on products based on US sub-prime mortgages and leverage loans. …China tipped to be main driver the global economy this year Times OnlineIMF forecasts global economic growth of 5.2% in 2007 and 2008 … FinFacts IrelandIMF warns on credit markets volatility Onet.plNagaland Postall 146 news articles

ADR Report-ADRs fall as credit woes kill risk appetite (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)
NEW YORK, July 27 - U.S.-listed shares of overseas companies fell sharply on Friday for a fourth straight day as jitters about the deterioration of global credit conditions cut demand for riskier assets.

Wall St. plunges on credit fears; Dow sinks two percent (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US shares plunged Thursday in one of the worst selloffs this year, as investors gripped by housing market and “credit crunch” fears ran for cover.

Cadbury Schweppes (CSG) Halts Sale of Snapple Due to Poor Credit Conditions (Schaeffers Research)
U.S. stock futures are pointed lower again this morning, with traders unable to extract themselves from the funk of yesterday’s heavy selling pressure…( Read More )

Hunter Defense Technologies assigned ‘B+’ corporate credit rating - S
Forbes - The ratings on Hunter Defense reflect poor credit protection measures resulting from high debt leverage, a modest revenue base, and limited product and program diversity,’ said Standard & Poor’s credit analyst Christopher DeNicolo. ‘These factors are

UPDATE 1-Benchmark U.S. subprime indexes sink to new lows
Reuters - Subprime mortgages are made at high interest rates to borrowers with poor credit histories. ABX indexes, a popular tool used by investors to hedge their subprime mortgage risks, have posted a series of steep declines over recent weeks, as

Junk bonds, loans struggle to find buyers
Los Angeles Times - Analysts attribute the change to growing losses in the value of securities backed by sub-prime mortgages amid rising defaults by home buyers with poor credit. In part, these analysts say, hedge funds and other institutions that invested heavily in

Countrywide Miss Clocks Lenders
Street.Com - Earlier this year dozens of lenders that granted mortgages to consumers with poor credit histories experienced mounting losses from a rise in delinquencies and defaults on loan payments. The lenders were also hurt by lower demand from brokerage firms

Lured by offer of rebate that never showed up
Chicago Sun-Times - Car dealers say this allows them greater flexibility to make riskier loans to people with poor credit. But is it good for the consumer? Critics say many people with Buy Here Pay Here deals could have done better elsewhere. Others default on their

Parents can still help build kids’ credit
Dallas Morning News - It’s called “piggybacking” Web sites allowing consumers with poor credit scores to hitch on to someone else’s good credit record. These companies say they can boost your credit score for a fee by having you added as an authorized user on

Dollar opens lower
News.com.au - Mr Horner said continuing concerns about the US sub-prime mortgage market, where loans are approved for borrowers with a poor credit history, put the US equity markets under more pressure. The dollar could get a boost today if consumer price index

Infectiously Bad Credit' Can Be Cured, Says Detroit's Own Credit … - PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
Infectiously Bad Credit' Can Be Cured, Says Detroit's Own Credit …PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - Jul 23, 2007COM, July 23, 2007 ) Livonia, MI — This Financial and Social Disease Reaches Beyond What Consumers Understand as BAD' Credit. …

The Five Top Credit Cards For Big Purchases (The Motley Fool)
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Dollar wobbles, stocks dip as credit woes weigh (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - The dollar hit a 26-year trough against sterling on Tuesday while some European shares were under pressure, weighed down by concerns over the credit market and its impact on corporate activity and the wider economy.