Recent content by Formerbanker_IHB

Good luck, Bond Trader. I always read your posts from Lurkville and I appreciate the information and insight you shared with this forum.

"I thought ?tranche? refers to CDOs. Are there also tranches in MBS pools? " Yes, there sure are. Not sure if this will link but here's an article that you might find helpful: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124804469056163533.html

No_vas, I can relate to your 'am I an outcast on the island' feeling in the banking industry. I definitely experienced that from time to time, particularly in 2005- 2006 when the RE sky had still not fallen (as colleagues would love to point out to me). As to your question "what result...

I've used Tenant Verification Services Inc. in the past (www.tenantverification.com). Its services were priced reasonably, and I wanted credit report as well as Lexis-Nexis search info, both of which were available when I last used it about a year ago. I paid per report, not an annual sign up fee.

I'm a long time reader but have never posted a comment on a forum thread. I found Newport Skipper's posts and the ensuing back and forth as entertaining reading...for about a week. S/he was then a complete turnoff to the point it became irritating to try to read a thread in which s/he was...