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The Motley Fool February 8, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	HBC Makes a Courtesy Flush All of those subprime loans from the last few years are getting ready to wreak havoc. How this story continues to play out for HSBC and other banks will be very interesting to watch. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2007 Rimmy Malhotra	Mr. Market's Subprime Vision Many REITs have little to no residential exposure, and therefore, little to no subprime exposure.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The 5-Sigma Report A look at the stocks that saw serious volatility last week: Nxstage Medical ... New Century Financial... Domino's Pizza... TeleTech Holdings... Omniture...
FDIC FYI February 7, 2002	Subprime Mortgage Lending Faces the Test of a Slowing Economy Entry by FDIC-insured institutions into subprime lending as a targeted line of business was largely a phenomenon of the 1990s. These lending programs are now being tested by recession, in most cases for the first time...
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2007 Dees Stribling	Coming into Focus Mortgage REITs of all stripes tighten their lending practices to improve their outlook going forward. The subprime event may mark a permanent change in the business environment for mortgage REITs, as well as mortgage lenders and investors.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 John Rosevear	Buying a Home During the Storm Essentially, what's going on is that the mortgage industry -- along with Wall Street -- is rethinking the appropriate pricing for taking on the risk of a borrower with a less-than-prime credit history.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Sham Gad	What Sparked the Subprime Explosion? Some really smart people have taken one asset -- the plain old mortgage -- and singlehandedly created layers and layers of financial instruments that are predicated on it. Like dominoes, one by one, these securities are now tumbling and leaving investors and homeowners to clean up the mess.
The Motley Fool July 13, 2007 Dan Caplinger	A Tale of Two Borrowers Unfortunately, many homeowners never consider that they may not really be able to afford the home they own. As painful as it is to give up your home, it's not worth risking financial ruin to stay in a home you can't pay for.
U.S. Banker December 2001 Robert A. Bennett	Gramlich's Words of Warning His suggested caution on subprime mortgage lending should be taken seriously...
BusinessWeek July 23, 2007 Henry & Goldstein	The Subprime Mess: "It's Just Going To Get Worse" Many more borrowers could default when ARM rates rise.
BusinessWeek August 20, 2007 Jack Ewing	European Banks' Last Laugh (Extended) European lenders tend to keep the risk in-house, so they're more careful about who borrows. Home buyers take on a lot less debt.
The Motley Fool March 5, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Falling Into the Subprime Trap If any good comes from the bursting of the housing bubble, it will be that homeowners and borrowers may act more responsibly about buying property and taking on mortgage debt.
BusinessWeek April 16, 2007 Dawn Kopecki	How Big Is The Bite On Fannie And Freddie? Freddie Mac's and Fannie Mae's exposure to risky loans could be bigger than they say.
BusinessWeek March 19, 2007 Der Hovanesian & Goldstein	Who Will Get Shredded? As the subprime business tanks, the pain is spreading to a wide swath of investors.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Quick Take: A Subprime Bull? With mass fear on the markets, is opportunity grinning its annoyingly cheeky grin somewhere? After all, there's nothing inherently wrong with subprime done right.
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 Randall Dodd	Subprime: Tentacles of a Crisis The mortgage market turbulence is as much about the breakdown of the structure of U.S. financial markets as it is about bad debt.
U.S. Banker May 2007 Lee Conrad	Subprime Mortgages: As the Knot Unravels, A Question Lingers: Why? Consumers and companies following their self-interest are supposed to be guiding forces that drive a capitalist economy. The recent meltdown of the subprime-mortgage market, however, raises the question of whether all participants were headed in that direction.
Financial Planning December 1, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien	Subprime Truths and Consequences The continuing credit crunch spotlights the perils of leverage. How should your financial advisory clients respond?
The Motley Fool March 19, 2007 David Lee Smith	Subprime Symptoms Starting to Spread? It seems that subprime mortgage difficulties have already started to spread. There will almost certainly be a more protracted softness for housing than we might have anticipated as recently as the final quarter of last year.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2007 Buz Livingston	Dump "Liar Loans" Many lenders have either shut down or reduced their subprime lending practices in the last few months. However, isn't this a bit like closing the barn door after the horse has escaped?
HBS Working Knowledge September 12, 2007 Nicolas P. Retsinas	Building Sandcastles: The Subprime Adventure A look at what went wrong in the subprime industry and why.
The Motley Fool March 8, 2007 Nick Kapur	Market Buzz: Opportunities in Subprime Lenders Why some in the subprime market may be better off than you think. However, as with the mortgage industry, it can get you into some pretty hairy situations. But the profits are there for those who can see through the panic.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2007 Emil Lee	Cleaning Up in Subprime Loan World? This sector will turn volatile, so be careful when seeing if there's any value left.
The Motley Fool March 26, 2007 David Lee Smith	Here Come the Mortgage Regulators With subprime lending continuing to plummet, House and Senate hearings run the risk of further retarding a recovery in housing.
U.S. Banker January 2008 Michael Sisk	Keeping The Spigot Open The fact is not lost on banks that American consumers are, by and large, still employed and paying their bills. Credit is, and will be, still available.
U.S. Banker August 2001 Ted Cornwell	Fears of Defaults Subprime loans are behind the fears. They have not been tested in a declining economy and analysts don't know what to expect.
The Motley Fool July 2, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	The Orderly Deleveraging at Bear Stearns Here is an investor's tour of the mess at Bear Stearns, which has been figuring out what to do about a couple of its hedge funds that have made some not-so-successful bets on the subprime mortgage market.
Financial Advisor July 2007 Eric L. Reiner	Housing Sings The Blues Real estate woes bring both worry and opportunity to the financial sector.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2007 David Meier	Quick Take: Subprime Scariness The process, not the outcome, is the scary part of the subprime disaster. Who's to blame? The mortgage lenders? The home sellers? The buyers themselves? (Whatever happened to caveat emptor?)
The Motley Fool July 10, 2007 Sham Gad	The Skinny on Subprime Just like a stock, property is undervalued at one price, fairly valued at another price, and overvalued at yet another. The goal is to buy the first, avoid the second, and sell the third. Do this, and you will never have to worry about what cycle of the market you're in.
BusinessWeek March 26, 2007 Mara Der Hovanesian et al.	Making Sense Of The Mortgage Mess The economy should be able to withstand the downdraft in the mortgage market.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2007 Rich Greifner	The Worst Is Yet to Come Think subprime was bad? The Alt-A fallout will make the subprime situation seem like a minor chimney fire. However, there are certain types of investments that should weather the Alt-A storm just fine -- or at least better than most.
U.S. Banker April 2007 Holly Sraeel	Tough Lessons for the Subprime Market...Again That New Century finds itself in this predicament should come as no surprise. The burning question? When will the other shoe(s) drop, and how painful will that be for the industry and investors?
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Christopher Palmeri	Home Buyers: ARMed And Dangerous? Adjustable-rate mortgages are pulling in new buyers -- but the risks are high
The Motley Fool March 14, 2007 Nathan Parmelee	Quick Take: No Bailouts for Anyone Some borrowers are going to suffer. That's the way the system works. Some lenders are going to suffer, too, and deservedly so. Write bad loans and you don't get your money back. The only people that deserve help are victims of outright fraud.
BusinessWeek July 30, 2007 Dawn Kopecki	Why Fannie And Freddie Are Fidgety The financial giants are loaded down with dicey loans as defaults increase.
Investment Advisor August 2007 Kathleen M. McBride	Subprime As the implosion of subprime mortgages and junk bonds causes uncertainty throughout the markets, advisors and broker/dealer executives may want to think about what's in their clients' portfolios.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2007 Rich Duprey	The Newest Homeowners: Big Banks The vortex of price declines sucking down values could spiral out of the investment bankers' control, leading to their own subprime devaluation. Investors, take note.
Investment Advisor October 2007 Jason Brady	Bottleneck While driven by fundamental weakness in U.S. real estate, in particular subprime loans, the current liquidity crisis has become a general lack of confidence in banking and financial institutions globally.
BusinessWeek May 27, 2010 Menon & Crowley	Subprime Lending Returns to the U.K. Three years after defaults on U.S. subprime mortgages sparked a devastating financial crisis, lending to borrowers with less-than-perfect credit histories is making a comeback in Britain.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Not a Bearish Quarter for Stearns Bear Stearns announced strong results for its fiscal first quarter. Investors, take note.
BusinessWeek November 5, 2007 Matthew Goldstein	Why Merrill Got Burned So Badly Its leadership role in underwriting risky CDOs brought in millions in fees but put Merrill Lynch in the subprime bull's-eye.
U.S. Banker October 2007 Glen Fest	Subprime Woes: Amid the Chaos, Big Banks Are Finding Opportunities Consumer lending divisions are still under fire.
BusinessWeek September 10, 2007 Mara der Hovanesian	Swooping Down On Subprime There's a banquet of troubled investments to pick from, but valuation is still tricky.
BusinessWeek March 12, 2007 Mara Der Hovanesian	Lender Woes Go Beyond Subprime Few are feeling the hangover from housing's heyday as much as subprime lenders that cater to risky borrowers.
The Motley Fool December 10, 2009 Morgan Housel	The New Subprime Lender Please meet the FHA.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Deutsche Delivers A good call on the U.S. subprime market helped Deutsche Bank avoid the current struggles facing many other banks.
Wall Street & Technology August 17, 2007 Greg MacSweeney	Who Will Eventually Foot the Bill for Cleaning Up the CDO and Sub-Prime Mortgage Mess? Once the dust settles, investors should ultimately pay the price for taking risky bets on CDOs.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2007 Emil Lee	Is the Carry Trade for You? A carry trade can be defined as borrowing at a low interest rate and then lending at a higher rate. Because carry trades are at the mercy of the liquidity of the markets, they are highly risky. Investors, beware.
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 Roben Farzad et al.	Not So Smart In an era of easy money, financial institutions forgot that the party can't last forever.