The-Beaker, I suppose you are short mortgage lender stocks ( and maybe financials in general )- according to your postings on the subject. So far - fine ! But this article on CNN is the worst I read about mortgage industry because it is not differentiating between Subprime, Alt-A, prime mortgages...IN fact the author is suggesting the whole mortgage industry is on fire...and this is simply BS !!!
We have a situation where banks and mortgage lenders are adjusting their lending practices and what is more important their risk management procedures - and that´s a very good thing to happen !
O.K. it is accompanied with a liquidity crunch because we have the uncommon situation that hedgefunds around the world ( although the term "hedge" might implicate they are kind of masters of risk management ) and other institutionals were forced to reassess their risk exposure, too.
We will see some earnings deterioration and job cuts ( in effect it has already begun ! ). It´s now time to quantify what the implications! Will there be a 10 / 15 / 20 % cutback of earnings within banks, investment banks,mortgage lenders and how large is the spil-over effecton consumer spending ?
I think the pure "information" that we are in a mortgage industry meltdown is no news at all.
It´s time to make some analysis and begin with next phase of the market drawback and undergo some number crunching !
