U.S. financial institutions that employed leverageâincluding banks, broker-dealers, hedge funds and government-sponsored enterprises such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Macâwill suffer approximately $460 billion in credit losses, according to a report by Andrew Tilton, an economist at Goldman Sachs & Co.
If there was any doubt that those losses are due to the bursting of the real estate bubble, Mr. Tilton's report dispels it. Half of the losses come from residential mortgage loans while another 15% to 20% is due to commercial mortgages...
If there was any doubt that those losses are due to the bursting of the real estate bubble, Mr. Tilton's report dispels it. Half of the losses come from residential mortgage loans while another 15% to 20% is due to commercial mortgages...