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Douglas RossbachOctober 10, 2008
Mortgage Insurance .. Helped Today, Gone Tomorrow?
Analysis of: Rescue Sunday | online.wsj.com
Author: Douglas Rossbach, Partner, Rossbach Consulting
The mortgage insurance industry would appear to benefit from the latest government actions to inject liquidity into the credit markets and reduce foreclosures.  After all, anything that will stem the drop in housing prices and prop up the economy should reduce mortgage defaults and mortgage insurance...
September 30, 2008
Blame the models and Risk Based Pricing
Analysis of: Why Risk Models Failed to Spot the Credit Crisis by Adam Davidson | www.npr.org
Author: Joseph Smith, President & CEO, Default Mitigation Management
Models only cover certain variables and the crisis involved much more than mortgage pricing and a few macroeconomic issues. Risked based pricing as used in the mortgage industry had an underlying flaw that caused the models to fail. Greed played the other part.
September 22, 2008
How to fix the Economy (without it costing too much)
Analysis of: Will the Levee Break? An Ocean of Bad Debt Rises despite Fed Rescues | knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu
Author: James Butler, President, Rigley Financial Corporation
The recently proposed bailout was an inevitable solution to a ever-growing problem. The $800B will be the most costly endevour by the U.S. government since The New Deal proposal from the Great Depression. The key to the issue at-hand is two fold: first, the stabilization of the real estate prices....
John JukoskiSeptember 18, 2008
Be wary of synthetic markets
Analysis of: Leveraged Loan Risk Rises on Lehman Auction, LevX Index Shows | www.bloomberg.com
Author: John Jukoski, Former First VP & Director of Collateral Analysis, Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta
The analysis in this article is generally on point, but keep in mind this is a synthetic market.
Mark MariottiSeptember 15, 2008
Southern California Mortgage Lending Rates Drop
Analysis of: Mortgage market improves with new market-leading deals | www.timesonline.co.uk
Author: Mark Mariotti, CEO, Future Management Holdings Inc
Effective immediately after the Fannie/Freddie take over, the DITECH origination service of Cerberus' GMAC Financial Services launched a television campaign to offer 5.5% interest rate mortgage loans.
September 15, 2008
With the GSEs "Nationalized," Will There Still be a Market for Mortgage Insurance?
Analysis of: U.S. bails out Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, ousts CEOs | www.bizjournals.com
Author: Martin Kamarck, Principal, MAKO Consulting LLC
The GSEs succeeded in supporting the creation of a broad, deep, liquid national market for mortgages.  They used their market power to impose standardization on mortgage terms and underwriting.  Thus was born the "conforming mortgage." Mortgage insurance is an artifact of this history. ...
Mark MariottiSeptember 15, 2008
The Bear Sterns Equity Strip Model
Analysis of: Lehman Brothers faces Korean takeover bid | www.timesonline.co.uk
Author: Mark Mariotti, CEO, Future Management Holdings Inc
Unlikely that a suitor firm will take over Lehman directly by itself without assistance, perks or partners. As you may recall Bear Stearns in a similar situation, and remember that the Feds had to lend and assist JP Morgan with the acquisition.
September 12, 2008
With the GSEs "Nationalized," Will There Still be a Market for Mortgage Insurance?
Analysis of: U.S. bails out Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, ousts CEOs | www.bizjournals.com
Author: Martin Kamarck, Principal, MAKO Consulting LLC
The GSEs succeeded in supporting the creation of a broad, deep, liquid national market for mortgages.  They used their market power to impose standardization on mortgage terms and underwriting.  Thus was born the "conforming mortgage." Mortgage insurance is an artifact of this history. ...
September 12, 2008
What to expect from the bailout.
Analysis of: U.S. bails out Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, ousts CEOs | www.bizjournals.com
Author: Joseph Smith, President & CEO, Default Mitigation Management
1. Shows how truly bad the mortgage industry has gotten and how scared the feds are of where we are going. 2. If the major source of liquidity can not survive, who will? 3. What should be the outcome.
September 12, 2008
With the GSEs "Nationalized," Will There Still be a Market for Mortgage Insurance?
Analysis of: U.S. bails out Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, ousts CEOs | www.bizjournals.com
Author: Martin Kamarck, Principal, MAKO Consulting LLC
The GSEs succeeded in supporting the creation of a broad, deep, liquid national market for mortgages.  They used their market power to impose standardization on mortgage terms and underwriting.  Thus was born the "conforming mortgage." Mortgage insurance is an artifact of this history. ...

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