Financial Services & Real Estate

NEW YORK, May 27 (Reuters) - U.S. mortgage insurers remain on track for a difficult second half with operating results across the sector likely to be a lot weaker than expected, Standard & Poor's said on Wednesday. Full Article

UPDATE 1-Dutch short-selling ban to expire on June 1 1:40pm EDT
AMSTERDAM, May 27 (Reuters) - The Dutch stock market regulator AFM said on Wednesday that a ban on the short-selling of shares in banks and insurers would expire on June 1 and it would introduce a measure requiring the reporting of short positions. Full Article
UPDATE 3-JPMorgan sees card losses near 9 pct this quarter 1:36pm EDT
* JPMorgan shares down 5 cents (Adds JPMorgan CEO comments) Full Article
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UPDATE 3-Problem U.S. banks highest since 1994 - FDIC 1:29pm EDT
* FDIC will not let banks sell, then buy toxic assets (Adds more industry data; ABA, JPMorgan comments) Full Article

TEXT-S&P rates Deutsche Bank covered bonds 'AAA' 1:16pm EDT
(The following statement was released by the rating agency) Full Article

New Issue-Goldman Sachs adds $1 bln to notes 1:15pm EDT
May 27 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc added $1 billion to its existing 7.5 percent senior global notes due in 2019 on Wednesday, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service. Full Article

Goldman Sachs sells $1 bln non-FDIC notes in reopen-IFR 1:07pm EDT
NEW YORK, May 27 (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc sold $1 billion in a reopening of an existing 7.50 percent 10-year note issue on Wednesday, said a IFR, a Thomson Reuters service. Full Article

Lloyds directors who did HBOS deal face scrutiny 1:01pm EDT
* Re-election of 3 directors in HBOS deal a concern-Manifest Full Article

Luxembourg backs UBS unit revamp after Madoff scam 12:58pm EDT
BRUSSELS, May 27 (Reuters) - Luxembourg's financial market watchdog CSSF said on Wednesday it had approved changes proposed by UBS's Luxembourg custodian bank which was exposed to Wall Street fraudster Bernard Madoff via its Luxalpha fund. Full Article

Dutch short-selling ban to expire on June 1 12:48pm EDT
AMSTERDAM, May 27 (Reuters) - The Dutch stock market regulator AFM said on Wednesday a ban on the short-selling of shares in banks and insurers would expire on June 1. Full Article