NEVA wrote:anspirit wrote:If they are not bankrupt and their finances are in order, what could be the reason for their inability to issue new bonds?
Their inability to a. purchase loans that would provide cash flow to service these bonds,
You are wrong. There is no problem for F&F to purchase new mortgages.
and b. their inability to sell them to anyone.
Where did you get that from?
anspirit wrote:So you are saying that buyers are stupid and don't understand that F&F are all right, and F&F cannot prove that they are OK, so that's why they need taxpayers money? I'm sorry but this is pure 100% bullshit.
Sure-sure. All markets - housing, stocks - are based on perceptions, moods and fears. Secondary securities markets are no different.
So you are saying that the financial market is stupid, and you are (not a finance professional) incredibly smart. Stupid people have stupid fears about well-run and transparent companies, so stock is now worth peanuts. Using your incredible brainpower you should buy all the stock you can get, and when stupid fears go away you will be very rich
Mind you, I'm not saying that F&F are all right - I'm not their accountant.
It's quite clear now that you are not an accountant or a person who knows something about corporate finance. There were a lot of professional people who did careful analysis of F&F balance sheets and they all found that F&F look very bad from financial point of view
What I am saying is that in my opinion the current bailout is due 90% to the market mood, and only about 10% to the actual financial state of F&F.
And market mood is caused by incredibly bad balance sheet situations of F&F