just because they file for bankruptcy doesn't mean they will be gone, look at calpine, delphi, dana, etc....
Much good that does the common stock. Remember BofA's preferreds are senior to common stock. For all they care, CFC goes bankrupt tomorrow, they buy out the other creditors and take control in receivership. 900 retail branches and a lot of servicing business, without having to pay a penny to common shareholders.Quote from brettdoyle:
Bank of america won't sit back and let them go bankrupt now that they have a $2 billion stake.
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Much good that does the common stock. Remember BofA's preferreds are senior to common stock. For all they care, CFC goes bankrupt tomorrow, they buy out the other creditors and take control in receivership. 900 retail branches and a lot of servicing business, without having to pay a penny to common shareholders.
Sit back and let them go bankrupt is exactly what BofA would do.
Martin
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You held CFC for a 50% decline!!! Way to "manage" your position, dickhead.
Get back in the cornfield you inbred Nebraska hick...trading obviously isn't for you.
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2 of my friends co-workers left the job today and wiped their hands clean of CFC. They were there for 2-3 years and your typical predatory sales lender.
Not much money to be made in this business with the new lending standards and rules. Basically, you can't rip people off as easy as you used to. People just don't want to deal with this shady company anymore.
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Shareholders get paid last in a bankruptcy situation... so BOA won't see a cent until all other obligations are met(except common stock). And if CFC had tons of valuable assets laying around they wouldn't be in the mess they are in now.
I'd rather be short on this than long... but I think things could go either way. Is anyone taking positions on this?
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1. Shady? Ever done business with them? Doubt it. But, your buddies might be shady. Birds of a feather?
2. There is always some demand for houses, and in turn funding. Always. Active secondary market coupled to the second largest mortgage originator. How much is warehoused and how much is bundled and sold?
3. Stock is half of its 52 week high. Bargain? Not necessarily, but it's already moved more than half of it maximum potential move from from 42 to 0. Every share is held.
4. New lending standards and rules? Now just WHAT would you know about lending standards? Compliance is nothing new. Could YOU distinguish between a doubtful and sub-standard loan?
5. Bank of America is demonstrating something. Hmmm.