Who will fare the WORST in the recent credit debacle and sub-prime mess?

umm... how about Citi?

do you read the news???

ya, and where the fuck is CITI in all of this?

Bank of America?

Citi.

Citi.

You spelled Merrill Lynch wrong on the survey... weak.

You spelled Merrill Lynch wrong on the survey... weak.

to Will1220 - have you heard of Super SIV?

Tough call b/w Bear, Merrill, and Citi. Ultimately, I think Bear is the only one small enough to go broke from this. Although Citi is making the more-recent news, and is writing off huge amounts, the bank is large enough to support the write-offs with other operations. That said, I don't think it's unimaginable that market speculation would weaken Citi's stock price to the point where the company would be a viable takeover target.

Uh, yeah, no way in hell Citi will be a takeover target. Not a chance. Might spin something off and have it get swallowed. I'll laugh, though, if it has to write off so much it damages its ability to operate as a commercial bank (i.e. blows its ratings or screws up its capital ratios). Talk about death spiral. I'm all for keeping payouts healthy, but when the chips are down I'd say they should just bite the bullet and kill the dividend.

CITI

If Citi goes under, I'm moving to Europe, because we're screwed.

"We are lawyers! We sue people! Occasionally, we get aggressive and garnish wages, but WE DO NOT ABDUCT!" -Boston Legal-

I know that JPM emerged relatively unscathed, but don't they deserve a place on this list?

Citi is has taken it bad, real bad.

Citi #1! Let's go Citi...

Incorrect usage of the word "fair;" should read: "Who will fare the WORST in the recent credit debacle and sub-prime mess?"
Just my $0.02.