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1) Of the top nineteen banks in the nation, sixteen are already technically insolvent.
2) Bank of America`s total credit exposure to derivatives was 179 percent of its risk-based capital; Citibank`s was 278 percent; JPMorgan Chase`s, 382 percent; and HSBC America`s, 550 percent. It gets even worse: Goldman Sachs began reporting as a commercial bank, revealing an alarming total credit exposure of 1,056 percent, or more than ten times its capital!
Originally posted by Where2Hide2006
My view on this is that we have reached the end of the Bear Trap, its all going down hill from here. Increased Unemployment and More Foreclosures will force many of the top banks into bankruptcy. Added that GM's Bankruptcy is still on the table and the Commercial market is just starting to implode.
Folks, if you havent prepared yourselves yet for a few really tough months without commerce, then NOW is your last chance.
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Originally posted by Manawydan
Call my overly skeptic if you must, but I get a feeling these reports are being purposely leaked for some reason. Could it be that the banks in question maybe want more bailout money? Ultimately, someone somewhere is gaining a lot of resources, power, influence, you name it, as a result of this crisis. It would be in their best interest for these reports to be accidentally leaked.
Kind regards, M.
Originally posted by Tentickles
So begins the downfall of our way of life.
For those who doubted my doom and gloom attitude, I can only say that you have to get ready!