Bloomberg - BNP Paribas SA, France's biggest bank, halted withdrawals ... The company set aside $292.9 million for loan losses in the second quarter, compared with $61.9 million a year earlier. The new figure includes $181 million for prime -equity loans.

Worst is yet to come for subprime adjustable-rate mortgage shifts
International Herald Tribune - ... at least had the benefit of home price appreciation. That gave them some built-in equity in ... the past, Weaver of Deutsche Bank said, borrowers with these types of adjustable-rate ... when the initial fixed-rate period was over. And as long as home prices ...