Tuesday, July 31, 2007

American Home may liquidate assets, shares plunge

(Reuters) - The development was the latest sign the U.S. housing slump is broadening, as worries about credit quality and defaults spread beyond subprime lenders, which lend to people with weaker credit, to lenders that make higher-quality loans.




American Home, a large mortgage provider, said its lenders cut off access to credit, leaving it unable on Monday to fund $300 million of loans it agreed to make. It expected to be unable to fund $450 million to $500 million of loans on Tuesday.


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