Tag: moodys
U.S. Home Prices Fall to Pre-Bubble Levels
by David Schepp on Feb.09, 2011, under Towing
The drop in home values caused by the mortgage crisis has resulted in one positive outcome: Prices have fallen so far that home affordability is back to pre-housing-boom levels, reports Moody’s Analytics. But a quarter of households with a mortgage are underwater on their loan.
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U.S. Home Prices Fall to Pre-Bubble Levels originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 08:22:00.
Filed Under: Economy, Real Estate
Who’s to Blame for the Mortgage Mess? Banks, Not Homeowners
by Abigail Field on Jan.20, 2011, under Towing
After an exhaustive examination, DailyFinance‘s legal reporter comes to a clear verdict. Banks have done three things to create the massive glut of foreclosures choking America’s legal systems and laying waste to its real estate markets.
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Who’s to Blame for the Mortgage Mess? Banks, Not Homeowners originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 20 Jan 2011 06:30:00.
Filed Under: Columns, Economy, Real Estate, Credit
Moody’s, S&P May Downgrade U.S. Debt Rating
by Danny King on Jan.13, 2011, under Towing
Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s are both considering downgrading their ratings on U.S. debt because of rising interest-to-revenue ratios, the nation’s jobless recovery, and rising Social Security and health care costs, among other factors, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.
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Moody’s, S&P May Downgrade U.S. Debt Rating originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:34:00.
Filed Under: Economy
Moody’s Downgrades Hungary to Near Junk
by Melly Alazraki on Dec.06, 2010, under Towing
Moody’s downgrades Hungary’s sovereign credit rating by two notches to near junk on concern that the temporary measures the government is taking to address budget issues won’t be sustainable.
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Moody’s Downgrades Hungary to Near Junk originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 06 Dec 2010 08:40:00.
Meredith Whitney Seeks to Launch New Credit Rating Agency
by Melly Alazraki on Nov.19, 2010, under Towing
Meredith Whitney, an analyst who rose to fame as one of the few people who predicted the financial crisis ahead of time, now plans to from a new credit agency, the Financial Times reports.
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Meredith Whitney Seeks to Launch New Credit Rating Agency originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:49:00.






