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Moody’s: Credit Card Delinquencies Rise

Loans at least 30 days overdue, a signal of future defaults, rose to 6.12 percent in October from 5.97 percent in September, Moody’s said ... defaults fell last month to 10.04 percent from 10.72 percent in September, reflecting lower delinquency rates ...

From CALCULATEDRISK, Calculated Risk,  23 Nov 2009

Existing Home Sales: Distressing Gap

"Never mistake activity for achievement." It is worth repeating this month. First, it is important to remember that existing home sales are largely irrelevant for the economy. What matters for the economy are new home sales, housing starts and ...

From CALCULATEDRISK, Calculated Risk,  23 Nov 2009

Existing Home Sales Graphs

Here is another way to look at existing homes sales: Monthly, Not Seasonally Adjusted (NSA): This graph shows NSA monthly existing home sales for 2005 through 2009. For the fifth consecutive month, sales were higher in 2009 than in 2008. And for the ...

From CALCULATEDRISK, Calculated Risk,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Security Agency

Existing Home Sales increase sharply in October

Existing-home sales – including single-family, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops – surged 10.1 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of 6.10 million units in October from a downwardly revised pace of 5.54 million in September, and are 23.5 ...

From CALCULATEDRISK, Calculated Risk,  23 Nov 2009

Chicago Fed Index: "Economic activity leveled off in October"

The Chicago Fed National Activity Index was –1.08 in October, down very slightly from –1.01 in September. ... The index’s three-month moving average, CFNAI-MA3, decreased to –0.91 in October from –0.67 in September, declining for the first time in 2009 ...

From CALCULATEDRISK, Calculated Risk,  23 Nov 2009

Related Topics: National Bureau of Economic Research

WWII Slogan Makes a Comeback

To propel themselves through this economic downturn, media and advertising executives are turning to a phrase meant to soothe another troubled populace: the British during World War II. “Keep calm and carry on,” a British government propaganda poster ...

From CALCULATEDRISK, Calculated Risk,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Wikipedia

Fed's Bullard Backs Extension of MBS Purchases

“I have advocated to keep the asset purchase program open but at a very low level, and wait and see what happens, and as information comes in about the economy we can adjust that program while the federal funds rate remains at zero,” [Federal Reserve ...

From CALCULATEDRISK, Calculated Risk,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis,  Dow Jones

Possible Changes to FHA Insured Mortgages

Higher down payments. The current downpayment requirement is 3.5%, and Harney mentions proposals for an increase to 5% or more. This will probably not be changed. Higher mortgage insurance premiums. Currently, FHA charges an "up-front" mortgage ...

From CALCULATEDRISK, Calculated Risk,  22 Nov 2009

Summary and a Look Ahead

Retail sales increased 1.4% from September to October (seasonally adjusted), and sales are off 1.7% from October 2008. Excluding auto sales and parts, retail sales rose 0.2% in October. The increase in October was mostly a rebound from the decline in ...

From CALCULATEDRISK, Calculated Risk,  22 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Census Bureau,  FDIC

CRE Owners Seeking Property Tax Relief

Landmark skyscrapers, signature hotels and upscale retailers glitter in the San Francisco skyline and enhance its cachet. But with commercial real estate slumping, they soon may subtract badly needed cash from the city's coffers. ... Collectively, ...

From CALCULATEDRISK, Calculated Risk,  22 Nov 2009

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