Lehman Brothers to Cut 850 More Jobs in Mortgage Unit (Update2)
By Yalman Onaran
Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., the brokerage that shut its subprime mortgage business last month, is cutting 850 more jobs, mostly at a U.S. subsidiary catering to borrowers with better credit scores, as the nation's faltering housing market takes its toll on Wall Street.
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During the next three months, the number of Americans at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure reached a record, as late payments by subprime borrowers surged to one out of every seven loans, the Mortgage Bankers Association said today.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/…d=aaUA4yZa0rPg&refer=home
.S. Home Foreclosures, Delinquencies at Record High (Update4)
By Kathleen M. Howley
Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The number of Americans who may lose their homes to foreclosure reached a record in the second quarter as late payments by subprime borrowers surged to one out of every seven loans.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/…d=a0V97a_RmiMY&refer=home
CPDOs Rated AAA May Risk Default, CreditSights Says (Update2)
By John Glover
Sept. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Credit derivatives awarded the top ratings by Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's may be as vulnerable to default as high-risk, high-yield bonds, according to independent research firm CreditSights Inc.
Constant proportion debt obligations, known as CPDOs, use credit-default swaps to speculate that a group of companies with investment-grade ratings will repay their debt. An increase in credit rating cuts for investment-grade companies may cause losses that CPDOs would struggle to recoup, CreditSights said in a report entitled ``Distressed CPDOs: We're Doomed!''
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/…d=aWPHoWei3zOc&refer=home
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