Sunday, July 29, 2007

IKB Deutsche Cuts Profit Forecast Amid Rout in the U.S. Subprime Mortgages

(Bloomberg) -- IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG, a
German lender that invested in U.S. subprime mortgages, said its
profit will be ``significantly'' lower than forecast as fallout
from the deteriorating North American home-loan market spreads.

``IKB is no longer in a position to maintain its earnings
forecast of 280 million euros ($382 million),'' the Dusseldorf-
based bank said in a statement distributed on the DGAP newswire.
Chief Executive Officer Stefan Ortseifen resigned and will be
replaced by Guenther Braeunig, the statement said.


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