Monday, July 6, 2009

Aggravating Housing Markets

In Blow to Housing, S&P Expects More Losses on Risky Mortgages
Standard & Poor's Monday boosted its expectations for losses on risky loans backing U.S. mortgage securities to as much as 40 percent, suggesting a darkened outlook for the troubled housing market.

The more dire assessment will likely "significantly impact" bonds originally carrying AAA ratings, S&P said in a report.

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