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Irish banks have unreported bad debt

According to the Irish Independent, the recent fall in Irish bank shares is due to a loss of faith in their bad debt provisions. On Tuesday, Bank of Ireland fell 14%, the largest amount in 20 years.After last week's dive in their share…

Writedown News: 12 Jul 2008

For a complete list of prior news on writedowns see my Credit Crisis Timeline. Also look at the new list of Bankrupt Global Financial Institutions for information on large global financial institutions that have gone to the wall.2008 06 30…

The money shufflers

The old adage goes that on a Parents Day, a class of children brought their parents in to school. A few parents got up in front of the class to explain what they did for a living. One woman was a firefighter. One man was a baseball player.…

Fannie and Freddie need $75 billion

$75 billion is the capital shortfall that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are facing, according to a report by Lehman Brothers. This type of worry is the reason for their sudden fall in the markets yesterday.Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac triggered…

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