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It is bad, it looks like not a prepackaged BK.
As of June 30, it had $1.62 billion in debt. Assets were listed in bankruptcy court documents as $394.5 million.
that is about 0.24 （394.5/1620）on a dollar。 I went back into abk\'s senior debt at 4.35, which is about 0.17 (4.35/25) on the dollar. if attorney fee skyrockets in the process, then who knows how much could be left, but if it is a quick process we may still get some meaningful leftover value. The key value is still on its subsidy：AAC。 How many bad mortgages can be putback to banks.
Well now, at least no more worry on abk and akf now. Lets just sit and wait for the final outcome. I have 300 intentionally leftover shares of wamu common stocks, which was still worth about 18 cents still just a couple of days ago. It is fetching 6 cents today. Interesting learning process.
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WaMu path clearer to bankruptcy exit; shares slump
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Washington Mutual, Inc.
WAMUQ.PK
$0.05
-0.01-19.83%
11:59am PST
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
JPM.N
$40.51
-0.43-1.05%
12:00pm PST
Tue Nov 2, 2010 11:49am EDT
* Examiner\'s report dashes shareholders\' hopes
* Report seen as good news for bondholders
* Shares dive 60 pct
By Tom Hals
WILMINGTON, Del., Nov 2 (Reuters) - Shares of Washington Mutual Inc (WAMUQ.PK) fell 60 percent on Tuesday after a court-appointed examiner extinguished hopes that stockholders would recover anything in the two-year-old bankruptcy.
The examiner\'s report, issued late Monday, backed the company\'s finding that there is no money to pay shareholders anything.
The report was seen as generally positive for bondholders, who gain some certainty that the company will exit bankruptcy and repay them in the coming months.
Washington Mutual filed for bankruptcy in September 2008 after its lending operation was seized by regulators in the biggest bank failure in U.S. history. Shareholders have accused regulators of jumping the gun.
After the seizure, the bank was sold immediately to JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) for $1.9 billion.
The bankruptcy wiped out individual investors who held the common stock.
Shareholders won a victory earlier this year when a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in Delaware appointed an examiner to investigate their claims.
But the examiner, in his report, determined there was likely little to be gained from tearing up a settlement among Washington Mutual, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and JPMorgan.
The three parties agreed to drop competing legal claims and to divide billions of dollars of disputed cash and tax refunds. Most creditors will be paid in full under the company\'s proposed reorganization.
The bulk of the holding company bankruptcy case is coming into focus in terms of outcomes, said Kevin Starke, an analyst with CRT Capital Group in Stamford, Connecticut.
The examiner\'s report was good news for noteholders who are first in line to be paid, Starke said. The company can emerge from bankruptcy as soon as the end of the year, he added.
The company\'s common stock was down 64.2 percent at 5.75 cents in late-morning pink sheets trade, with more than 70 million shares changing hands.
Two issues of preferred stock were both down 70 percent.
I think it was a little shocking but I don\'t think this is done yet, said Larry Amboy, a shareholder based in California. The examiner didn\'t really uncover the stones we all know are out there, he said.
Starke said Washington Mutual\'s trust preferred securities, also known as the REIT series securities, fell by half after the examiner\'s report came out.
Washington Mutual issued $4 billion of those securities and holders have argued that the company improperly converted them to essentially worthless preferred stock when the bank was seized.
Those investors and Washington Mutual are preparing for a December trial on the issue, which could potentially impact the company\'s plans to emerge from bankruptcy.
The examiner\'s report revealed confusion among the participants who arranged the conversion. Starke said the holders of the securities were hoping for more from the report.
The case is In re Washington Mutual Inc, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware, No. 08-12229. (Reporting by Tom Hals; editing by John Wallace)
As of June 30, it had $1.62 billion in debt. Assets were listed in bankruptcy court documents as $394.5 million.
that is about 0.24 （394.5/1620）on a dollar。 I went back into abk\'s senior debt at 4.35, which is about 0.17 (4.35/25) on the dollar. if attorney fee skyrockets in the process, then who knows how much could be left, but if it is a quick process we may still get some meaningful leftover value. The key value is still on its subsidy：AAC。 How many bad mortgages can be putback to banks.
Well now, at least no more worry on abk and akf now. Lets just sit and wait for the final outcome. I have 300 intentionally leftover shares of wamu common stocks, which was still worth about 18 cents still just a couple of days ago. It is fetching 6 cents today. Interesting learning process.
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WaMu path clearer to bankruptcy exit; shares slump
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Washington Mutual, Inc.
WAMUQ.PK
$0.05
-0.01-19.83%
11:59am PST
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO.
JPM.N
$40.51
-0.43-1.05%
12:00pm PST
Tue Nov 2, 2010 11:49am EDT
* Examiner\'s report dashes shareholders\' hopes
* Report seen as good news for bondholders
* Shares dive 60 pct
By Tom Hals
WILMINGTON, Del., Nov 2 (Reuters) - Shares of Washington Mutual Inc (WAMUQ.PK) fell 60 percent on Tuesday after a court-appointed examiner extinguished hopes that stockholders would recover anything in the two-year-old bankruptcy.
The examiner\'s report, issued late Monday, backed the company\'s finding that there is no money to pay shareholders anything.
The report was seen as generally positive for bondholders, who gain some certainty that the company will exit bankruptcy and repay them in the coming months.
Washington Mutual filed for bankruptcy in September 2008 after its lending operation was seized by regulators in the biggest bank failure in U.S. history. Shareholders have accused regulators of jumping the gun.
After the seizure, the bank was sold immediately to JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) for $1.9 billion.
The bankruptcy wiped out individual investors who held the common stock.
Shareholders won a victory earlier this year when a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge in Delaware appointed an examiner to investigate their claims.
But the examiner, in his report, determined there was likely little to be gained from tearing up a settlement among Washington Mutual, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp and JPMorgan.
The three parties agreed to drop competing legal claims and to divide billions of dollars of disputed cash and tax refunds. Most creditors will be paid in full under the company\'s proposed reorganization.
The bulk of the holding company bankruptcy case is coming into focus in terms of outcomes, said Kevin Starke, an analyst with CRT Capital Group in Stamford, Connecticut.
The examiner\'s report was good news for noteholders who are first in line to be paid, Starke said. The company can emerge from bankruptcy as soon as the end of the year, he added.
The company\'s common stock was down 64.2 percent at 5.75 cents in late-morning pink sheets trade, with more than 70 million shares changing hands.
Two issues of preferred stock were both down 70 percent.
I think it was a little shocking but I don\'t think this is done yet, said Larry Amboy, a shareholder based in California. The examiner didn\'t really uncover the stones we all know are out there, he said.
Starke said Washington Mutual\'s trust preferred securities, also known as the REIT series securities, fell by half after the examiner\'s report came out.
Washington Mutual issued $4 billion of those securities and holders have argued that the company improperly converted them to essentially worthless preferred stock when the bank was seized.
Those investors and Washington Mutual are preparing for a December trial on the issue, which could potentially impact the company\'s plans to emerge from bankruptcy.
The examiner\'s report revealed confusion among the participants who arranged the conversion. Starke said the holders of the securities were hoping for more from the report.
The case is In re Washington Mutual Inc, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware, No. 08-12229. (Reporting by Tom Hals; editing by John Wallace)
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