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The Thursday Fed Update: Another MaidenLane sale, another week, Bank Credit weak in June

The Reserve Bank Credit remains anemic in growth at $8.6B while total assets fell by $10.5 B even as The Fed added $8-9B more in MBS purchases as the Maiden Lane III securities the Fed is holding were auctioned off

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Posted in Amitonomics, Banking, Financial Markets, US

The infamous “Maiden Lane II” AIG securities auctioned by Fed | Bailout insight

The Treasury had last sold a tranche of $7 bln to Credit Cuisse which sold it onward to select hedge funds and other investors trying to make a fortune in distressed assets. Credit Suisse also sold its emplyees a repackaged

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Posted in Financial Markets

Bank Results Season: BofA settlement for $8.5 bln seen as big plus

Even as the Euro Crisis theater alongside raised a lot of alarmbells before the vote went through, banks in general were suddenly looking much more positive after BofA settled with PIMCO, FRBNY, Blackrock, Metlife and 18 other investors for countrywide/BofA

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Posted in Banking, Dealbook, US

Bank Results Season: (Bank of America) A grinch got the banks this season

December 2010 results pouring in have been harrowing to say the least. Bank of America has started its results day with news of a loss. Excluding $2bn impairment charges, the Bank reports a profit of 4 cents per share against

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Posted in Banking, Retail Lifestyle, US

The AIG Update

Image by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com via Flickr AIG owes the American taxpayer $120bln. that may seem less given that it could easily be the monthly allowance for the Feds this year if QE is approved in 2 days and slowing

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Posted in Banking, TARP, Uncategorized, US