Sub-Prime
independent.academia.edu/RajatBh … DO-markets
Financial Chernobyl or Manageable Risk - The Brewing Storm in sub-prime and CDO markets
This paper predicted the brewing problems in the sub-prime and CDO markets at a time when Ben Bernanke and Hank Paulson were assuring everyone that the worst of the crisis was behind us. Published in September 2007, the paper analyzed the causes of the sub prime and CDO crisis and explained whether the crisis was avoidable if at all.
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AIG
marketwatch.com/story/aig-su … alysts-say
AIG subprime concerns overdone: analysts Alistair Barr , MarketWatch
Insurer has roughly 4% of assets in subprime mortgage-related securities
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) – Concern about American International Group’s exposure to subprime mortgages is overdone, analysts said on Wednesday.
AIG (AIG 40.65, -0.09, -0.22%) shares dropped more than 8% in July as investors worried the giant insurer could be hit by losses from declines in the value of subprime mortgages.
Several analysts published research on Wednesday estimating AIG’s exposure and two said that if the company did experience losses, it would be manageable.
“Subprime fears (are) unnecessarily weighing on AIG shares,” Goldman Sachs analyst Thomas Cholnoky wrote in a note to clients.
“AIG’s shares have fallen significantly in past days. Why we don’t exactly know, but investors are telling us that it has something to do with the potential for AIG to suffer significant losses from subprime mortgages,” Paul Newsome, an analyst at A.G. Edwards, wrote in another note. “Even in a worst-case scenario, we think AIG’s subprime mortgage losses would be manageable.”
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reuters.com/article/idUSN0560525120071205
AIG CEO says subprime risk manageable, shares rise Ed Leefeldt
(Reuters) - American International Group Inc (AIG.N) shares rose nearly 5 percent on Wednesday after the world’s largest insurer quelled investor fears by telling them its risks from the subprime crisis were manageable.
AIG Chief Executive Martin Sullivan and other top officials said in a presentation to investors that while defaults and foreclosures in the housing market would continue through 2008, they were unlikely to cause the insurer major damage.
“U.S. residential housing exposures are manageable given AIG’s size, financial strength and diversified global businesses,” he said.
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Ben Bernanke
nytimes.com/2007/03/29/busin … .html?_r=1
Manageable Threats Seen by Fed Chief JEREMY W. PETERS and EDMUND L. ANDREWS
WASHINGTON, March 28 — Ben S. Bernanke, the Federal Reserve chairman, said Wednesday that he did not expect the escalating problems in the mortgage lending business to spread to the rest of the economy, but noted that the Fed had given itself the “flexibility” to adjust interest rates should the outlook change for better or for worse.
In his first remarks on the economy since the Fed decided last week to leave interest rates unchanged, Mr. Bernanke did not stray far from the monetary policy statement the central bank issued with its decision. Inflation is still the predominant concern, and the economy does not appear to be in danger of slowing too much, he said in testimony to the Congressional Joint Economic Committee.
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nytimes.com/2010/09/03/busin … ssion.html
Bernanke Says He Failed to See Financial Flaws SEWELL CHAN
WASHINGTON — Ben S. Bernanke, who told Congress in 2007 that the subprime mortgage crisis was “likely to be contained,” said Thursday that he had failed to recognize flaws in the financial system that amplified the housing downturn and led to an economic disaster.
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Mr. Bernanke said that when he made his remarks in 2007 he thought the subprime problems were “manageable.”
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Patrick Honohan
uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE67F27W20100816
Anglo Irish Bank bailout “manageable”- central bank head
(Reuters) - Ireland’s bailout of Anglo Irish Bank ANGIB.UL, a key factor behind the country’s soaring budget deficit, is “costly but manageable,” the head of its Central Bank said on Monday.
Patrick Honohan, who is also part of the European Central Bank’s (ECB) governing council, said the total cost of bailouts of all Ireland’s banks and financial institutions would be around 20 percent of GDP.
Honohan said last week the net cost of the recapitalisation would reach 15 to 16 percent of economic output, though the final bill would depend on the price Anglo got on sales of loans to Ireland’s bad bank scheme.
“It’s a terrible shock to the system. It’s costly but it’s manageable.” Honohan said on Monday during a speech in Hong Kong.
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Brian Cowen
reuters.com/article/idUSLDE6861YN20100907
Ireland extends bank guarantee; spot “manageable” Carmel Crimmins and John O’Donnell
Ireland extends guarantee for short-term liabilities
Irish bond spreads hit fresh record
Cowen says situation manageable
Irish funding largely complete; t-bill auction Thursday
BRUSSELS/DUBLIN, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Ireland on Tuesday extended its guarantee for short-term bank liabilities, including corporate and interbank deposits, as expected as the government sought to reassure investors.
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Irish Prime Minister Brian Cowen insisted the economic situation was manageable.
“It is clear that we have to deal with the situation, which we believe is manageable. There has been turbulence generally in the international bond markets for some time and you have seen ebbs and flows in terms of sentiment,” he told reporters.
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reuters.com/article/idUSWLA400420100928
Ireland to present manageable Anglo Irish plan -PM
(Reuters) - Ireland will soon present a manageable plan to deal with Anglo Irish Bank [ANGIB.UL] and it will do all that is needed to build the confidence of investors, Prime Minister Brian Cowen said on Tuesday.
Asked if record high borrowing costs will mean Ireland will soon be shut out of markets and will need to access a euro zone rescue fund, Cowen said Ireland had already raised enough funds to see it through the middle of next year.
“We are determined to do what’s necessary to achieve international confidence and build domestic confidence,” Cowen told reporters.
Brian Lenihan
bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-0 … -says.html
Anglo Irish’s Bailout Won’t `Bankrupt’ Ireland, Finance Chief Lenihan Say sFinbarr Flynn
Ireland’s Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said the bailout of Anglo Irish Bank Corp. won’t bankrupt the country and the costs are “manageable.”
“I was a bit concerned at the suggestion a lot of public opinion believe that Anglo Irish will bankrupt the country,” the minister said in an interview with national broadcaster RTE today. “That’s simply not the case.”
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businessweek.com/news/2010-0 … able-.html
Ireland’s Lenihan Says Anglo Irish Cost ‘Hugh,’‘Very Manageable’ Dara Doyle
Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) – Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said that while the cost of rescuing Anglo Irish Bank Corp. is “huge,” it is “very manageable.”
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Hey, we’re up to “very manageable” now! Not long to go before it is peanuts… thanks, but the chimp noises are unnecessary…
Isn’t ‘Manageable’ the term the shrinks use for the treatment of some mental illnesses; where what the mean is that with the right medication, they can turn the poor patient into a catatonic drooling lump of meat, that is very easy for the staff to ‘manage’, but hasn’t a chance of ever getting better ?
Very good post.
Another tell for me is Lenihan there will be no PS Pay Cuts.
hmmm, seems like we need someone else to make the hard decisions for us.
Paddy “no Firesales” Honohan - 1 year apart:
30th March 2010 - Still manageable and not the biggest gamble ever:
rte.ie/news/av/2010/0331/boi_av2728193.html
31stMarch 2011 - 'Twill all be grand, worse case scenario only:
rte.ie/news/av/2011/0331/media-2934674.html
Following in the footsteps of Clowen, Comical Leni, and Paddy “No Firesales” Honohan:
Michael Noonan
irishtimes.com/newspaper/bre … king3.html
Mortgage debt problem manageable, says Noonan
Banks have enough money to write off some mortgage debt after being bailed out by the taxpayer, Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has claimed.
As the Cabinet met for the first time since the summer recess, the Minister said the Government would deal with the difficulties faced by struggling homeowners.
Although new figures reveal 55,000 householders are behind with their repayments for more than three months, Mr Noonan said it was a manageable problem.
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grumpy
August 31, 2011, 12:18am
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Elderfield
21.04.2010
Cost of Irish bank bailout is ‘manageable’ - Elderfield
The cost of bailing out the country’s banks is “manageable”, the Financial Regulator Matthew Elderfield said today.
In a speech this morning at the Financial Services Services Ireland Conference in Dublin, Elderfield said that it was clear “a very rigorous process has been undertaken and that there will be no ‘second act’ in the process of recapitalising the banking sector”.
“And it is clear that while there are significant costs associated with the recapitalisation process, these costs are manageable and will be spread out over time,” he added.
“Ireland has already demonstrated to the capital markets that it is determined to tackle fiscal consolidation in a responsible manner. Ireland has now shown it is prepare to take decisive action on the recapitalisation of its banks,” Elderfield said.
businessandleadership.com/le … nk-bailout
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