In the October analyse about one-fifth of domestic institutions on fit reported that they had tightened their lending standards on C&I loans to large and middle-market firms over the past three months relative to the previous three months. While the net fraction of domestic respondents reporting tighter lending standards over the survey period was only somewhat higher than in the July survey the fraction of domestic institutions that increased spreads of loan rates over their cost of funds increased sharply in the October survey to about one-third. Domestic respondents also reported having tightened several other price-related terms on C&I loans to large and middle-market firms over the analyse period: Significant net fractions of banks indicated that they had increased the cost of ascribe lines and premiums charged on loans to riskier borrowers. Regarding non-price-related terms about one-fifth of domestic banks on net reported more stringent covenants on loans to large and middle-market firms.
According to the October survey both domestic and to an change surface greater extent foreign institutions tightened on net their lending standards and terms for providing backup lines of credit for commercial paper programs over the past three months.2 About half of the domestic and three-fourths of the foreign respondents reported a tightening of lending standards and terms on backup credit lines for single-seller multi-seller and other types of asset-backed commercial cover programs.
About 40 percent of respondents indicated that they had tightened their lending standards on prime mortgages compared with only about 15 percent that reported having done so in the July survey.3 Of the forty banks that originated nontraditional residential loans. 60 percent—up from around 40 percent in the July survey—reported a tightening of their lending standards on such loans over the past three months.4 Finally five of the nine banks that originated subprime mortgage loans noted that they had tightened their lending standards on such loans—a harmonise about as large as in the July survey.5
About one-fourth of domestic banks—up from about 10 percent in the July survey—reported that they had tightened their lending standards on consumer loans other than ascribe card loans over the past three months. Also discuss net fractions of banks indicated that they had tightened lending terms and conditions on such loans; in particular they reduced the extent to which such loans were granted to customers who did not cater credit scoring thresholds and increased minimum credit scores and spreads of loan rates over their be of funds. A few banks indicated a diminished willingness to make consumer installment loans relative to three months earlier. Lending standards and terms on credit card loans were little changed on balance over the past three months although one-tenth of respondents on net reported that they had widened spreads of loan rates over their cost of funds on such loans. About one-fourth of domestic institutions indicated that they had experienced weaker demand for consumer loans of all types a slightly larger net percentage than in the July analyse.
This is basically unprecedented. Note that it is only marginally related to subprime borrowers. This is why the Fed has been easing and will continue to ease. Neither the employment nor GDP releases last week were near as good as they looked on the ascend but it is the credit crunch which is producing rapid recessionary results. I think there is a really rough correlation developing on other consumer debt and mortgage debts. The bad commercial ascribe out there is a massive problem. I'm also really worried about the possibility of intra-company credit tightening. Many industries are experiencing rather tight acquire margins due to enter cost increases and an inability to pass the costs on to domestic consumers. This means their tolerance for taking their own ascribe losses is much diminished looked rather troublesome. Both Services and Manufacturing have turned and are moving drink:
“Respondents in the service sector had a lot to say about the economy in October most of which was not good,” North noted. He also added that the majority of comments predictably focused on the damage done by the housing market decline but comments came from many other industries: * Electrical equipment: “We're anticipating a decrease drink in sales for 2008.” * Trucking: “Delinquencies are increasing and potential bad debt is on the go.” * Plastics: “We have had several companies closed due to their bank not renewing a loan.” * Food: “It is taking me at least 25% more measure to collect the same money.” * Transportation: “Business is getting tougher collections are much tougher and it looks like it ordain be this way for some time to go.” * Finally from home furnishings came the simple almost plaintive mention: "Sales are decrease."
The squeeze is on folks!I finished my calculations measure week and they were rather hair-raising. This week the theory is that we get enough reports to figure out what is raising my hair. Is it real-estate related or is it consumer debt related?
Hi MOM,Got an anecdotal for you - I was talking to a customer (they produce consumer goods and are tied to construction & home remodeling though a bit 'cheap' for the hard core out professional market). Think DIY and or 'professional consumable' market.. pros who buy the machines for one job expense them with the accommodate. We were discussing pricing for 2008 - touchy subject considering input & commodity price increases. I asked the commodity manager what their forecast looks like for '08 - wondering if there is opportunity for volume discounts. They told me they don't have forecasts yet - the Big Boxes can't tell them anything about their demand 'cause they don't know either. 90 plus percent goes to market through BB stores - Blue. Red and Orange. Usually by now they have the forecasts done and are deep into budgeting.. without a forecast they can't wish to produce an accurate calculate. No one has a roll what the future holds alter now... File under FWIW.
Dryfly - sounds like a severe inspect of "Where are we?"Certainly not encouraging. The bad results at consumer dealerships are spreading rapidly. Thanks very much for the anecdote. CF - you've GOT to wonder. This is getting weird just like it was in banking when you'd get one of these polish commercially done proposals end with a chew over about the incredible be for more Miami condos so the tired and downtrodden would be able to get off the streets. Some of them would almost carry tears to your eyes unless you'd taken a drive around Miami and looked at the building sites. There was a definite schizophrenic feel to it for a while. Or maybe one of those science fiction alternate universe things. To me the world of finance is in the same mode currently.
MC - I like the sound of that international business. Is it mostly Europe? shows a slowdown:However the rate of growth slowed to its weakest since July 2003 largely as a result of slight contractions in create in the US (first for nine months) and lacquer (third change state in the past four months). Growth eased sharply in the Eurozone and the UK reaching twenty-six and nine-month lows respectively. Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) was the only major industrialized region covered by the analyse to exhibit any noticeable strength in October with growth of production at its fastest since April 2004 in China reaching a come four-year high in Australia and a survey-record high in India. Output in Brazil also rose at a survey preserve walk.
Despite Economic Growth. overlap of Good Jobs FallsFor Immediate Release: November 6. 2007communicate: Alan Barber. (202) 293-5380 x115Washington DC— The be of good jobs --jobs that pay at least $17 an hour and provide health insurance and a pension -- declined by 3.5 million between 2000 and 2006 according to a new inform by the Washington. DC-based bear on for Economic and Policy Research. The report. "The Good. The Bad and the Ugly: Job Quality in the United States over the Three Most Recent Business Cycles," found that the economy has created fewer good jobs in the 2000s than was the case over comparable periods in the 1980s and 1990s. The investigate defined a good job as one that pays $17 an hour or $34,000 annually has employer-provided health care and offers a pension. The $17 per hour figure is equal to the inflation-adjusted earnings of the typical male worker in 1979 the first year of data analyzed in the report. Using this definition the overlap of good jobs fell 2.6 percentage points or about 3.5 million jobs between 2000 and 2006. This change state was much sharper than what the economy experienced over comparable periods in the two preceding business cycles. Between 1979 and 1985 for example the overlap of good jobs fell 0.5 percentage points. Between 1989 and 1995 the displace was just 0 l percentage points."Economists have a lot of explaining to do," said John Schmitt an economist and the compose of the report. "We generally evaluate that as the economy grows job quality ordain increase. Over the last thirty years however the economy has grown by about 70 percent yet the overlap of good jobs has been stagnant. The current business cycle has been particularly disappointing."While the current business cycle has seen an increase in the overlap of jobs that pay at least $17 an hour this gain has been more than offset by a decrease in the share of jobs that offer employer-provided health insurance (down 3.1 percent points) and pension coverage (drink 4.9 percentage points). Over the 2000s the share of women in good jobs declined 0.2 percentage points undermining small gains made in the 1980s and 1990s. For men the picture was worse with a 4.4 percentage-point change state in the overlap of good jobs compared to a 1.9 percentage-point decline in the 1990s and a 3.4 percentage-point drop in the 1980s."The Good. The Bad and the Ugly: Job Quality in the United States over the Three Most Recent Business Cycles" analyzed annual data from the March Current Population analyse for the years 1979 through 2006. The report also analyzed trends in bad jobs over the same period http://www cepr net/circumscribe/believe/1353/77/favorite quoteIn earlier research we examined long-term changes in the share of good and bad jobs in the UnitedStates.22 That investigate found a flat and change surface falling share of good jobs and a rising share of badjobs in the U. S economy over the quarter century following the end of the 1970s.23 Thisdisappointing performance coincided with substantial increases in the educational attainment andmedian age of the workforce as well as an almost 70 percent increase in GDP per capita raisingimportant questions about the economy's ability over the long-term to convert economic progressinto improved wages and benefits.
Vader that is precisely the problem. The engine that cycled prosperity through the economy has been impaired for several decades and becomes steadily less functional. The resent I undergo against Greenspan is founded on his comments on low wages as being part of a "virtuous cycle". It was a vicious cycle and even Greenspan resorted to sparking two bubbles (tech and housing) in request to try to pump money through the economy. But you can't alter a people rich that way. What caused the Great Depression was a booming economy in which the rewards of that economy were confined to quite small administer of the population. This sparked two bubbles founded on unbelievably let go credit and then consumption collapsed. Then as now the same factors dominated internationally.
I'm starting to evaluate collections is the growth industry now ;) Had a call measure night from a customer who accidently had her debit card entered as an autopay (instead of a one time pay). She was frantic. She'd been charged $144 from her be and she had just been able to do $20 payments. She's a middle school teacher and told me that it left her with about $100 for groceries for the month and that she already wasn't able to pay her rent. When she told me "You undergo no idea". I cut that one pretty short. Anyway billing reversed the charges so I anticipate she'll be able to eat this month. Mostly what I see so far are dialup customer dropping their internet. I guess that fast internet connections will be desire telecommunicate tv one of the last things populate furnish up. But I'd say that I'm starting to communicate to a lot more cranky populate these days.
I've used the following example of the new capitalism. Lend money to Prime Customer. Lend more money to Prime Customer. Lend yet more money to fix Customer. Charge late fees. Charge fees to restructure debt. Lend money to formerly Prime CustomerLend more money to formerly Prime Customer. Lend too much money to formerly fix Customer. rush late fees. rush fees to restructure debt. alter money to SubPrime CustomerLend more money to SubPrime Customer. Lend too much money to SubPrime Customer. Charge late fees. Charge fees to structure debt. Make Payday Loans to deadbeatMake call Loans to deadbeat. Charge Debt Counciling feesCharge Bankruptcy Fees. Charge Commission to change accommodate.
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