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SEC Brings Crisis-Era Suits; Fannie, Freddie Ex-Executives Face Cases Stemming From Subprime Disclosures WSJ.com

U.S. securities regulators accused six former executives at mortgage firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac of playing down the risks to investors of the firms' foray into subprime loans.
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Investors Sour on Subprime Bonds; Money Managers Retreat From Market as Prices Decline and Upside Is Limited; 'Buy-and-Hold' Mentality WSJ.com

After flickering to life early in 2011, the market for subprime- and other risky residential-mortgage bonds has returned to its comatose state. And many investors believe a revival could be years away.
For Sale: AIG's Subprime Bonds WSJ.com

Five Wall Street banks have been invited to bid this week for another multibillion-dollar bundle of risky mortgage bonds held by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as a result of its 2008 rescue of American International Group Inc.
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U.S. Plans to Sue Banks Over Bonds; SEC to Warn Several Wall Street Firms of Impending Legal Action Stemming From Financial Crisis WSJ.com

Federal securities regulators plan to warn several major banks that they intend to sue them over mortgage-related actions linked to the financial crisis, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Financial Crisis on Trial; The SEC fingers the government-backed mortgage buyers, not Wall Street greed. WSJ.com

The Securities and Exchange Commission's lawsuits against six top executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced last week, are a seminal event.
Looser Credit Standards Boost Car Sales SmartMoney Blogs

More people are buying cars, manufacturers reported today. And that may be because loosening lending standards are making it easier for more people to get car loans, experts say.
SEC charges six former Fannie, Freddie execs; Fortress CEO Mudd among those named in complaint MarketWatch

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday accused six former executives at government-backed mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac with securities fraud for their role in understating subprime loan ...
What Fannie and Freddie Knew; The SEC shows how the toxic twins turbocharged the housing bubble. WSJ.com

Democrats have spent years arguing that private lenders created the housing boom and bust, and that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac merely came along for the ride. This was always a politically convenient fiction, and now thanks to the unlikely ...
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Pact Set in SEC-Bear Stearns Case WSJ.com

Two former hedge-fund managers at Bear Stearns Cos. agreed to a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission that would avert a civil trial over allegations related to a $1.6 billion blowup during the financial crisis.
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Another AIG Bond Sale Could Be in Offing Amid Rise in Risky Mortgage-Bond Trading WSJ.com

NEW YORK—Trading in the riskiest mortgage-backed securities has more than doubled since the start of the year, encouraging once-shy investors to try to strike deals with motivated sellers, including the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Psst. Need a Credit Card? WSJ Blogs

As the nation's banks and financial firms emerge from the wreckage of the financial crisis, they are working out how best to lend to people with tarnished credit.
Spitzer And Breuer Spar On NYU Law Panel WSJ Blogs

You'd think Lanny Breuer, head of the criminal division of the U.S. Department of Justice, would want to avoid a panel discussion called "Crooks on the Loose? Did Felons Get a Free Pass in the Financial Crisis?"
Barclays Fined $3 Million By Securities Regulator WSJ Blogs

By Melodie Warner The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or Finra, fined Barclays PLC's investment-banking division $3 million for misrepresentations related to residential subprime mortgage-backed securitizations.
Cleaning Up In Mortgages Barrons.com

November Hedge Funds: Best, Worst, Biggest Given the choice between playing paddle tennis in subzero temperatures near his Minnesota home or spending a Saturday morning in comfort, Steve Kuhn doesn't hesitate: He'll play paddle tennis.
Low Rates Nailed Down, FX Traders Need to Look Forward WSJ Blogs

Trading the foreign exchange 'majors' used to be so simple. For a decade or so, until the word 'subprime' started to be whispered, and then screamed, developed economies grew nice and steadily. Inflation, meanwhile, was nowhere to be seen.

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