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IndyMac Bank, key US mortgage lender collapses, federal government seizes control
07-12-2008, 10:50 AM
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IndyMac Bank, key US mortgage lender collapses, federal government seizes control
IndyMac is the fifth US bank to fail so far this year
One of the largest US mortgage lenders, the California-based IndyMac Bank, has collapsed amid a growing credit crisis.

Federal regulators seized the bank's assets, fearing it might not be able to meet withdrawals by depositors.

It is the second-largest financial institution to fail in US history, regulators say.

The failure came on a day when shares in the two biggest US home loan institutions - Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae - fell at one stage by almost 50%.

IndyMac had been struggling to raise funds and stay in business in one of the states worst hit by the US housing market slump.

The bank's primary regulator, the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), said depositors had withdrawn more than $1.3bn in the past 11 days.

"This institution failed today due to a liquidity crisis," OTS Director John Reich said.

I'm very angry, very upset about this. I wanted to withdraw my money

Steve Knieerein
IndyMac customer

The OTS believed IndyMac was unlikely to meet its depositors' demands and transferred its operations to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, which will seek a buyer.

IndyMac customer Steve Knieerein told ABC television: "I'm very angry, very upset about this. I wanted to withdraw my money."

It is the fifth US financial institution this year to succumb amid a credit crunch, falling house prices and rising foreclosures.

The move came after rollercoaster trading on Friday for Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae - which are behind half of all US mortgages.

They play an important role in the financial markets in providing funding for home loans by buying up mortgages and packaging them as investments.

'Important mission'

As mortgage backers, the companies have had to pay out when homeowners have defaulted on their loans.

Both firms defended their finances, saying they had enough capital to weather the housing slump.

Today our primary focus is supporting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in their current form as they carry out their important mission

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson


Q&A: Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae

Shares in the two firms recovered after US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson signalled he was not on the verge of taking Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into public hands.


"Our primary focus is supporting Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in their current form as they carry out their important mission," he said.

President George W Bush was briefed on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac earlier on Friday.

Mr Bush said Mr Paulson assured him he and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke "will be working this issue very hard".

After a volatile trading session, Freddie Mac shares closed down 3.1% at $7.75.

Shares of Fannie Mae ended the day down 22.4% at $10.25 after sliding as much as 49% to a 19-year low of $6.68.

US Senator Christopher Dodd said the Federal Reserve was considering allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to borrow directly from the central bank, which also helped the shares to recover.

Some media reported the Treasury was planning some kind of government-led rescue but Mr Paulson said only that they were "maintaining a dialogue with regulators and with the companies".

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7503109.stm
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IndyMac Bank, key US mortgage lender collapses, federal government seizes control - Naveed Yaseen - 07-12-2008 10:50 AM

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