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Lloyds Banking Group PLC is looking to auction about $8.7 billion of U.S. mortgage securities, a person with knowledge of the sale said Thursday.The assets are a mixture of risky non-government residential mortgage-backed securities issued by Wall Street banks before the financial crisis, according to Empirasign Strategies, a trade database. Demand for these bonds, known as nonagency RMBS, has soared since early 2012 as rising U.S. home prices lead investors to take bullish bets on the assets that were trading at distressed levels.At the end of 2012, Lloyds attributed a book value of $4.99 billion to the RMBS up for auction, according to its annual report, but since then market values of such assets have risen.Lloyds acquired the securities in 2008 when it bought failed U.K. lender HBOS PLC, which had loaded up on bonds backed by home loans and other assets in the lead up to the crisis.The proposed sell-off comes as Lloyds continues to shore up its balance sheet following its bailout a...
International companies trading in New York closed lower Thursday amid a batch of data on the U.S. economy that fell short of expectations and concerns that the Fede...
For years, JPMorgan Chase & Co Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon and other executives have hand-picked new directors, in a practice that is now unusual for a major U.S. b...
The great deleveraging cycle that began after the 2008-09 credit crisis is in full swing.U.S. households cut their debt burdens by 1% during the first quarter, accor...
U.S. households cut their debt loads broadly during the first three months of 2013, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York says.The bank reported Tuesday...
U.S. households cut their debt loads broadly during the first three months of 2013, a report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York says.The bank reported Tuesday...
As ETFs have surged in popularity, analysts and investors have wondered which funds would be appealing to legendary value investor Warren Buffett. Buffett's Berkshir...
International companies trading in New York closed mixed Friday amid positive trade data in Germany and a weakening yen in Japan.The Bank of New York index of ADRs r...
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the United States can pursue parts of a civil lawsuit against Bank of America Corp over its sale of toxic mortgages to Fannie...
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that the United States can pursue parts of a civil lawsuit against Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC) over its sale of toxic mortgage...
A federal judge on Wednesday ruled in favor of Chesapeake Energy Corp in a dispute with Bank of New York Mellon Corp over the natural gas company's effort to buy bac...
American International Group Inc may pursue a lawsuit accusing Bank of America Corp's Countrywide unit of causing billions of dollars of losses by fraudulently induc...
Alabama's Jefferson County will brief a federal judge on Thursday on its progress toward exiting from bankruptcy, as the county appears likely to become the first bi...
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) said it has adopted all 39 initiatives it proposed to strengthen its business practices in the wake of the financial crisis, a step des...
As young adults struggle to get out from student loan debt, which averages a whopping $26,000 per student, according to The Project on Student Debt, they're shying a...
Popular Inc. (BPOP) Chairman and Chief Executive Richard Carrion wants to make his pastime a full-time job, declaring on Wednesday his candidacy to become president ...
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) plans to increase its wealth-management sales force by 50%, or up to 100 new positions, under a two-year recruiting campaign...
On Tuesday, gold ( NYSEARCA:GLD ) futures for June delivery, the most active contract, dipped $6.50 to close at $1,377.60 per ounce, while silver ( NYSEARCA:SLV ) fu...
International companies trading in New York closed mostly unchanged Tuesday ahead of testimony from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.The Bank of New York index ...
International companies trading in New York closed higher Monday amid rising solar stocks and positive comments out of Japan about its economy.The Bank of New York i...
