The accidental CMBS recovery

The accidental CMBS recovery By Heidi N. Moore From CNN Money FORTUNE — Back in 2009, when there was no market for securitizations and credit was still mostly frozen, a group of experts including Paul Volcker called for a return to an old strategy as a way out of the financial crisis: Start up another [...]

What’s a double dip? No one really knows.

What’s a double dip? No one really knows. By Nin-Hai Tseng From CNN Money FORTUNE — Here’s what we know about double dip recessions: The economy shrinks. Then grows. Then shrinks again. It’s essentially a hilly economic recovery (or battle) where the ebb and flow of growth strangely takes a W-shape. Beyond that, no one [...]

Risk Assessment: The World’s Riskiest Companies

Risk Assessment: The World’s Riskiest Companies By Matt Buttell From MeetTheBoss.tv Amidst the global recession of the last two years, the news of profit losses, job cutbacks and business closures soon became a daily occurrence. While the meltdown of the global banking sector spearheaded the headlines, the ensuing impact on our daily lives really took [...]

What Wall Street reform means for your mortgage

What Wall Street reform means for your mortgage By Tami Luhby From CNNMoney.com NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — Predatory lending would likely become a thing of the past if proposed regulatory reform rules are put into practice. And that may mean that mortgages get more expensive and more difficult to get, lenders warn. The new rules, [...]