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The year 2007 has been considered as one of the most turbulent years for many business organizations that comprise the financial industries in the United States.  During this period, different sectors of the industry have begun to experience massive losses, particularly those companies that offer investment bonds as part of their products and services.  In fact, a majority of the players of this industry have experienced a toppling of even the most top-rated and sought-after bonds and securities.

This is because the year 2007 saw a massive decline on the performance of the sub-prime mortgage division of the industry.  As a result, mortgage bonds and other types of mortgage backed securities values have begun to topple.  These types of bonds are those that are being paid off through mortgage payments received by the different financial companies throughout the country.  Many of these loans and mortgages become delinquent due to non-payment or incomplete payments made by the borrowers.  While foreclosures do allow these financial institutions to cancel out the debts through the liquidation of the seized properties, in many cases the amount is still not sufficient.

Another reason for the decline in the performance of mortgage bonds and other securities that are funded through mortgage payments is the tremendous drop observed in the real estate market.  As a result, many investors have begun to pull out their funding, leaving many financial institutions unable to provide sufficient funding for the new mortgage bonds that they release and issue.

One particular company that had experience the brunt of the crisis faced by the capital market in the year 2007 was Fidelity's Bond Mortgage.  In 2007, Fidelity's Bond Mortgage had experienced a return on its bond funds that were not just lower than those of its competitors.  The returns were extremely low that it did not even meet industry benchmark standards.  Financial analysts have attributed this huge decline in the returns of Fidelity's bond fund returns to the weakness currently seen in non-Treasury bonds in the financial market. Another factor that had contributed to the value of the returns of the bond funds of Fidelity's Bond Mortgage to fall below industry benchmark standards has been the onset of the crisis faced with regards to sub-prime mortgages.  As a result, the value of bond funds of Fidelity Bond Mortgages has greatly toppled in terms of both volume and corporate sector positioning.  And although mortgage bonds are just one of the many products and services that offered by Fidelity Bond Mortgage, it was able to somehow pull down the value of the other funds of the company, causing a decline in the funds the company has associated with it.

While this may be the case, financial analysts have been quick to state that despite the decline of the value of the bond funds of Fidelity Bond Mortgage, the company's portfolio has been able to show some good numbers.  In fact, according to Lipper, all of the municipal bonds of the company have been seen to still exceed the averages within the industry.

Although 2007 has already passed, financial institutions are actually bracing themselves since many financial analysts have reported that many financial firms, particularly those that have been given a rating of A or BBB are expected to experience further losses.  On the other hand, those like Fidelity Bond Mortgage who have been given a rating of AA and AAA despite the current crisis would be able to slowly get themselves back on their feet.  This is especially since majority of the full payments with interest on various loans and mortgages would be maturing this year.

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