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Douglas RossbachMay 13, 2008
Who is really helped by regulatroy changes in the mortgage biz?
Analysis of: Fannie Mae Capital Rules Relaxed; Share Sale Planned | www.bloomberg.com
Author: Douglas Rossbach, Partner, Rossbach Consulting
OFEO recently announced that it is lowering GSE capital requirements to enable Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy more loans and provide added liquidity to the mortgage market.  The Fed has also lowered interest rates.  So why haven't consumers responded and housing prices stabilized? While...
May 12, 2008
Whose loss is it, Banks or Investors?
Analysis of: The Biggest Housing Losers | online.wsj.com
Author: Joseph Smith, President & CEO, Default Mitigation Management
1. While the article does a good job of pointing out that the losses will be greater under the House FHA Plan than expected and that the tax payers will carry the cost, it along with the plan by the House  misses the mark by thinking banks will take advantage of the plan. 2. The real owners of...
May 1, 2008
Global Market Fallout from US Banks
Analysis of: Some Banks Rethink Investments as Money Tightens | www.nytimes.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
This article is important because if it were not for the fright of our banks over sub-prime loans we would not be in this mess in the US and now they are threatening the foreign markets. Banks play an integral role in our secondary markets and because of that and their bearish beliefs on a sector of...
Mark MariottiApril 29, 2008
If history teaches us anything... it teaches us NOT to predict the future.
Analysis of: Is now the time to aggressively buy semi stocks, i.e. is the bottom of the cycle near? | www.edn.com
Author: Mark Mariotti, CEO, Future Management Holdings Inc
But the future can be managed. We can look at the past cycles and then extrapolate forward potential probabilities. When markets contract, they can keep contracting to oblivion. But the probabilities of markets which are infrastructure tested, tried and true, tend to rebound. Demand growth and upgrades...
Mark MariottiApril 28, 2008
Rotation continues towards Internet commerce.
Analysis of: Internet Economy Looks Strong, Some Experts Say | www.cio.com
Author: Mark Mariotti, CEO, Future Management Holdings Inc
Many factors, such as; convenience,  better fraud protection, acceptance,  user interface improvements, peer reviews, dysfunctional brick and mortar stores, high transportation costs all contribute to the growth of Internet commerce. The list is very short which tracks products and services...
Mark MariottiApril 28, 2008
Trading is a transaction based model
Analysis of: TD Ameritrade 2Q profit rises 32 percent on trading activity | biz.yahoo.com
Author: Mark Mariotti, CEO, Future Management Holdings Inc
Whether markets are up or down - if a trading company such as TD Ameritrade (merged from many different trading companies and platforms), Scottrade, Schwab, Knight, etc runs their business efficiently, trade volume effect growth.Seems that towards the end (long trade exits - short...
April 23, 2008
TRM Gets $11 Million Lifeline; Buys Rival "Access to Money"
Analysis of: BREAKING: TRM Buys ATM ISO Access to Money for $15 million | www.atmmarketplace.com
Author: Kamala Worthington, Former VP, Marketing Product Manager, Bank of America Corporation
TRM's $11 million "lifeline" from LC Capital Master Fund Ltd. helps the troubled ATM owner pay off its debts and gave TRM the seed money to acquire its rival, ATM deployer "Access to Money." When TRM acquired eFunds ATM Portfolio of 17,200 ATMs in 2004 for $150 million, TRM had over 22,000 ATMs and...
April 21, 2008
RBS To Raise $20 Billion+ In A Rights Issue & Sir Fred Goodwin Can Keep His Job For Now
Analysis of: RBS Set To Announce Major Capital Increase | www.iht.com
Author: Kamala Worthington, Former VP, Marketing Product Manager, Bank of America Corporation
It's hard to fathom that "Fred the Shred's" (known for his brutal cost-cutting in the past) role in the battle for ABN-Amro between Barclays may have led to RBS's plans to raise the largest cash call of British banks of $20 billion+ in a 1-for-2 basis "rights issue" to raise capital and shore up its...
April 21, 2008
Alliance Data Sues Blackstone For $170 Million "Breakup Fee"
Analysis of: Blackstone Says Alliance Data Lawsuit Spurious | today.reuters.com
Author: Kamala Worthington, Former VP, Marketing Product Manager, Bank of America Corporation
Blackstone Capital Partners V L.P. may have had a case of "buyer's remorse" with its $7.8 billion deal including the assumption of certain debt of ADS. The deal valued ADS at $81.75 a share, representing a premium of about 30% over ADS's closing price of $62.96 on 5.16.07. However, since that time ADS's...
April 21, 2008
Is 2008 The Tipping Point For Mobile Banking In the U.S.?
Analysis of: Online Banking Is Old News. Hello Mobile! | www.emarketer.com
Author: Kamala Worthington, Former VP, Marketing Product Manager, Bank of America Corporation
The demand for mobile banking is growing and over the next 4-5 years, m-banking and m-payments will drive the boom in demand for wireless payments and banking. Banks, processors, card networks and mobile carriers are pushing two types of transactions with mobile devices, m-banking and m-commerce. The...

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