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Raj MehraSeptember 20, 2007
Low Loan Loss Reserves at Banks Could Cause Problems Ahead
Analysis of: E*Trade Hit By Mortgage Turmoil | online.wsj.com
Author: Raj Mehra, President & Founder, Chelsea Advisory Services
Loan loss reserves at banks are at historic lows. At the same time, the credit cycle has turned viciously negative, particularly for mortgages. Banking regulators are likely to ratchet the pressure up on banks to raise their loss reserves. The most vulnerable are banks with outsized exposure to the...
Raj MehraSeptember 10, 2007
Countrywide Spells Out Its Strategy to Manage Credit Market Crisis
Analysis of: Countrywide Communicates Staff Reductions to Employees | online.wsj.com
Author: Raj Mehra, President & Founder, Chelsea Advisory Services
Countywide's announcement late last Friday and Angelo Mozilo's letter to employees provide a unique window into CFC's strategy for addressing the impact of the credit crisis on its business. The letter provides details on the steps that CFC is taking to shelter itself from the fallout. Unfortunately,...
Raj MehraSeptember 5, 2007
Writedowns of Retained Interests Could be Next Shoe to Drop for Subprime Lenders
Analysis of: NovaStar to Slash Lending and Cut Jobs | www.nytimes.com
Author: Raj Mehra, President & Founder, Chelsea Advisory Services
Retained interests from securitizations made up more than 75% of the shareholder's equity at NFI. Also, the company has elected to finance these securities. Demand, never very strong to begin with, has deteriorated severely in the last month. The company could be forced to recognize a sizeable...
August 29, 2007
Why the Alt-A Originate-To-Sell Mortgage Business Model Could No Longer Be Viable in a Declining Real Estate Market
Analysis of: Some Banks Better Positioned Than Others to Survive Mortgage Fallout | biz.yahoo.com
Author: GLG Expert Contributor
Alt-A Mortgage Sector Strategist (Robert Eng, CEO Strategist Network) says, “the Alt-A originate-to-sell mortgage business model might not be viable in a declining real estate market.”  There are three main reasons for this.  1) Alt-A (stated income) loans may tend to contain areas of...
Raj MehraAugust 27, 2007
Thoughts on the impact on third quarter earnings from the crisis in subprime mortgages
Analysis of: Bank Profits May Well Suffer, but Credit Crisis Hardly Leaves Them Defenseless | www.nytimes.com
Author: Raj Mehra, President & Founder, Chelsea Advisory Services
Several banks will be closing their third quarter soon. The credit crisis intensified in the third quarter - what impact should we expect to see from the bankruptcies, plummeting market values, the virtual demise of the collateralized debt obligations market etc. - Some banks will write down goodwill...
Raj MehraAugust 20, 2007
Some of the Red Flags to look out for
Analysis of: How Missed Signs Contributed to a Mortgage Meltdown | www.nytimes.com
Author: Raj Mehra, President & Founder, Chelsea Advisory Services
       The debacle in subprime bonds was side stepped by some investors. They were able to spot warning signs while others ignored or missed them. A lot of this information was in plain sight. Others could have found the same red flags, if only they knew what to look for

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