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Credit Crunch

Fallout Begins

Easy Money, Lifeblood of Economy, Drying Up

The mortgage-related losses over the summer raise banks' concern and interest rates, tightening credit lines.

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How Debt Bites Back

How the failure of bonds backed by home mortgages has a ripple effect on lending.

Analysis

Fannie, Freddie Face Conflicting Demands

Federally chartered home mortgage investors must help homeowners avert foreclosure while trying to deliver shareholder profit.

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AIG, continuing its recovery from near-collapse, posts $455 million profit
American International Group, the insurance giant whose near-collapse last year prompted a massive federal bailout, on Friday posted its second consecutive quarterly profit as some of its units continued to stabilize and improved financial markets boosted the company's bottom line.
 

From Steven Pearlstein

Steven Pearlstein

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Economy: The Fed Steps In
Alice Rivlin, economist, former director of the Office of Management and Budget and founding director of the Congressional Budget Office, was online March 17, 2008 to discuss the Federal Reserve bail out of the Bear Stearns investment bank and what effect it will have on the economy.
Freddie Mac earnings hurt by loan delinquencies: Mortgage giant posts $5 billion loss but says it won't need aid (Post, November 7, 2009)
 
Hit by huge loss, Fannie Mae seeks more federal aid: Mortgage giant expects further losses and continued need for help (Post, November 6, 2009)
 
Home prices are on the rise across Asia: Fears about the battered real estate market give way to bubble concerns (Post, November 6, 2009)
 
Fed stands by rock-bottom interest rates for near future: RECOVERY VIEWED AS FRAGILE
Policymakers detail factors that could change view (Post, November 5, 2009)
 
British plan breakup of bailed-out banks: Some want U.S. to follow suit to increase financial competition (Post, November 3, 2009)
 
Crisis culprits helping lead recovery: MANUFACTURING AND HOUSING
'Growth should have some staying power' (Post, November 3, 2009)
 
Credit-rating bill clears committee: Measure would tighten regulation, reduce conflicts at firms (Post, October 29, 2009)
 
Economy is kick-started, but can it motor ahead? (Post, October 28, 2009)
 
Home prices up slightly for third straight month: Signs of stabilization likely to be temporary, economists warn (Post, October 28, 2009)
 
The home-buyer tax credit: Throwing good money after bad (By Simon Johnson and James Kwak, October 27, 2009; 12:20 AM)
 
Existing-home sales rebound to 2-year high: FORECLOSURES, TAX CREDIT DRIVE RISE Recovery could be temporary, some analysts warn (Post, October 24, 2009)
 
This is the bust in the boomtown that banks built: Beneath Charlotte's shiny skyline, 'a new humility' (Post, October 21, 2009)
 
Why companies do stupid things, credit rating edition (By Simon Johnson and James Kwak, October 20, 2009; 12:17 AM)
 
Small firms, home buyers to get a boost: More administration efforts on tap to target economic trouble spots (Post, October 20, 2009)
 
Big financial firms losing power on Capitol Hill: House panel to vote on subjecting national banks to state rules (Post, October 19, 2009)
 
Record-High Deficit May Dash Big Plans: $1.4 Trillion in Red Ink Means Less to Spend On Obama's Ambitious Jobs, Stimulus Policies (Post, October 17, 2009)
 
Real Estate Matters: Failure to Repay Home-Equity Lines Can Result in Foreclosure (Post, October 17, 2009)
 
Defections Expose Chamber's Dirty Little Secrets (By Steven Pearlstein, October 16, 2009)
 
Citigroup Earns $101M After Dip in Losses on Toxic Loans (Post, October 15, 2009; 12:31 PM)
 
Fed Leaders Differed on Outlook: Meeting Minutes Show Varied Inflation Views (Post, October 15, 2009)
 
As Earnings Portray a Thriving J.P. Morgan, Small Banks' Story Differs (Post, October 15, 2009)
 
Steep Losses Pose Crisis for Pensions: Two Bad Choices for Funds: Cut Benefits Or Take Greater Risks to Rebuild Assets (Post, October 11, 2009)
 
Real Estate Matters: A Thicket of Rules Governing Giving (Post, October 10, 2009)
 
Don't Blame China (By Simon Johnson and James Kwak, October 6, 2009; 12:31 AM)
 
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