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Banks to follow UBS lead on bad loans

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This week, UBS announced plans to place its troubled mortgage-related securities in a separate subsidiary--the idea being that it would eventually be able to find investors in the fund. Such deals effectively would take the assets of the balance sheet. The Financial Times reports that other top banks are thinking of following suit and creating similar "bad banks." Another idea floating around is that regulators would help set up a single fund to absorb troubled assets from many institutions. That doesn't seem likely, but you get the idea that a lot of novel ideas are turning up as banks grapple with the really toxic stuff.  

For more:
- here's the Financial Times article

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While Regulators are paying attention to preventing catastrophic damage to the banks, I feel that any solution that does not put the home owner buyer back in his home will still damage the economy severely.
We need consumers buying housing products to upgrade their homes, not renting furniture for their new tiny apartments.

The current banking business model has failed drastically, if the banks can't trust banks, why should any one else. Who will buy into the toxic waste fund. The fundamentals in banking are trust and confidence and so far the banks do not inspire any of these qualities.
The next category to fall is leveraged commercial buyout loans, credit cards and all sorts of other consumer and construction loans, how many bad banks can be created.
Is the idea to fail the bad banks and the taxpayer to foot the bill in the end.

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