by Calculated Risk on 5/01/2010 08:42:00 AM

From Nick Timiraos at the WSJ: U.S. Role in Mortgage Market Grows Even Larger

Government-related entities backed 96.5% of all home loans during the first quarter, up from 90% in 2009, according to Inside Mortgage Finance.

The following graph from San Francisco Fed Senior Economist John Krainer puts this in perspective (from Oct 2009): Recent Developments in Mortgage Finance

As the U.S. housing market has moved from boom in the middle of the decade to bust over the past two years, the sources of mortgage funding have changed dramatically. The government-sponsored enterprises—Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and Ginnie Mae—now own or guarantee an overwhelming share of originations. At the same time, non-agency mortgage securitization and loans retained in lender portfolios have largely dried up.

Click on graph for slightly larger in new window.

This is figure 3 from the Economic Letter.

[T]he sources of mortgage finance have shifted as the housing market has gone from boom to bust. Figure 3 plots the evolution of these funding sources over the past decade. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac combined have consistently been the largest players in the market, owning or guaranteeing about half or more of the mortgages in the sample at any given time. Non-agency securitization peaked in the first quarter of 2006, when it accounted for nearly 40% of new originations. Finally, the share of mortgages retained in the originating institution's portfolio averaged about 15% throughout the boom, but has fallen considerably since.
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With the vast majority of current mortgage lending now intermediated in some form by the GSEs, it will be difficult for the housing market to return to normal.

Without the government backed entities there would be almost no mortgage market. We are a long way from normal ...

by Calculated Risk on 4/30/2010 11:46:00 PM

This is an unofficial list of Problem Banks compiled only from public sources.

Here is the unofficial problem bank list for April 30, 2010.

Changes and comments from surferdude808:

Failure Friday and the FDIC issuing its enforcement actions for March contributed to many changes in the Unofficial Problem Bank List.

Of the seven failures this week, six were on the list including Westernbank Puerto Rico ($11.9 billion), R-G Premier Bank of Puerto Rico ($6.1 billion), Frontier Bank ($3.6 billion), Eurobank ($2.6 billion), CF Bancorp ($1.7 billion), and BC National Banks ($67 million). There was one other removal as the action against University Bank ($134 million) was terminated.

Thirty-five institutions with aggregate assets of $9.8 billion made their first appearance on the list this week. Among the additions are FSGBank, National Association, Chattanooga, TN ($1.4 billion Ticker: FSGI); Centennial Bank, Fountain Valley, CA ($848 million); Beach Community Bank, Fort Walton Beach, FL ($706 million Ticker: BCBF); and CIBM Bank, Champaign, IL ($698 million Ticker: CIBH). The additions include four institutions based in Illinois, Minnesota, and Nevada, and three in Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Washington.

The FDIC also issued Prompt Corrective Action orders against a few banks already on the Unofficial Problem Bank List including Nevada Security Bank, Reno, NV ($502 million) and Sun West Bank, Las Vegas, NV ($381 million). After the failures and additions, the Unofficial Problem Bank List stands at 722 institutions with aggregate assets of $349.8 billion.

This week, Cascade Bank, Everett, WA ($1.7 billion Ticker: CASB) disclosed that it now expects to sign a Consent Order in Q2.

"[I]n light of the current challenging operating environment, along with our elevated level of nonperforming assets and adversely classified assets and our recent operating results, we expect Cascade Bank to enter into a Consent Order with the FDIC and Washington State DFI during the second quarter. We expect that under the Order, Cascade Bank will be required, among other things, to improve asset quality and reduce classified assets; to improve profitability; and to increase Tier 1 capital.

We also expect the Company will enter into a similar Order with the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco."

The list keeps growing ...

by Calculated Risk on 4/30/2010 09:14:00 PM

Wide open frontier
A limitless horizon
Much like our debt load.
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From the FDIC: Union Bank, National Association, San Francisco, California, Assumes All of the Deposits of Frontier Bank, Everett, Washington

Frontier Bank, Everett, Washington, was closed today by the Washington Department of Financial Institutions, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. ...

As of December 31, 2009, Frontier Bank had approximately $3.50 billion in total assets and $3.13 billion in total deposits. ...

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $1.37 billion. ... Frontier Bank is the 64th FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the sixth in Washington. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was City Bank, Lynnwood, on April 16, 2010.

Is that about $7 billion today?

by Calculated Risk on 4/30/2010 07:33:00 PM

Butler bank failure
Deposits gone with the wind
I don't give a damn
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From the FDIC:Community First Bank, Butler, Missouri, Assumes All of the Deposits of BC National Banks, Butler, Missouri

BC National Banks, Butler, Missouri, was closed today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. ..

As of December 31, 2009, BC National Banks had approximately $67.2 million in total assets and $54.9 million in total deposits. ...

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $11.4 million. ... BC National Banks is the 63rd FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the third in Missouri. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Champion Bank, Creve Coeur, earlier today.

by Calculated Risk on 4/30/2010 06:34:00 PM

Leafy green money
The breakfast of Champion
They drank our milk shake
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From the FDIC: Bankliberty, Liberty, Missouri, Assumes All of the Deposits of Champion Bank, Creve Coeur, Missouri

Champion Bank, Creve Coeur, Missouri, was closed today by the Missouri Division of Finance, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. ...

As of December 31, 2009, Champion Bank had approximately $187.3 million in total assets and $153.8 million in total deposits....

The FDIC estimates that the cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund (DIF) will be $52.7 million. ... Champion Bank is the 62nd FDIC-insured institution to fail in the nation this year, and the second in Missouri. The last FDIC-insured institution closed in the state was Bank of Leeton, Leeton, on January 22, 2010.

Busy day ...