Friday, July 20, 2007

UPDATE 2-Fed's Poole: Subprime losses due to poor practices

(Reuters) - ST. LOUIS, July 20 - Poor underwriting and
investment decisions in subprime mortgage markets have led to
the losses that are now even-handedly punishing lenders and
investors, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President William
Poole said on Friday.




"I believe we should conclude that this year's markets
punished mostly bad actors and/or poor lending practices,"
Poole said in remarks prepared for delivery to a real estate
group.


Read more at Reuters.com Government Filings News

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