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Po_d Mainiac Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-13-10 10:39 AM
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43. clearify
Is the Eagle Rock Ranch housing development out on Baseline and Geronimo a finished product, or a spot of bare terra-firma with a bulldozer parked in the middle? If the houses are up and ready for occupancy then they are a "hard" asset and marketable. If they are currently just an architects wet dream, then the loans fall into a different asset class altogether
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leverage ratio?

The banks used to hold $1 in cash for every $13 (approx) that they had in loans. This was ample funding unless a massive run was made on the institution in which case the bank would call a "holiday" and the FDIC would show up with enough cash to quell the storm.

The leverage ceiling is now off the charts
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You are good on the bonds, maybe....kinda sorta

The bank could cover with general issue bonds, but "securitizing" specific mortgages/loans is what Fannie, Freddie, and the "investment" banks do. Your neighborhood thrift does not enter into this practice.



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