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U.S. Banker
February 2004
Holly Sraeel |
JPMorgan-Bank One Deal Sure to Start Things Up The first big merger of the year signals the start of a new wave of consolidation in banking.   |
U.S. Banker
March 2002
Paul Muolo |
Shelves Empty, Buyers Few Consolidation in the mortgage business has slowed. With the refinancing business booming, few servicers are up for sale, and potential buyers are showing little enthusiasm... |
U.S. Banker
April 2005
Lee Conrad |
The End of Cheap Money Mortgage rates can't hold out much longer against the steady rate hikes from the Federal Reserve; industry consolidation may follow. |
U.S. Banker
October 2002
Michael Dumiak |
Breakthrough for Wamu Washington Mutual's expansion strategy and challenges. |
BusinessWeek
July 19, 2004
Christopher Palmeri |
Lenders Switch On Their Back-Up Systems After one of the nation's largest mortgage lenders announced earnings 17% below expectations, investors wondered if the nation's three-year-long mortgage bonanza might end not with a soft landing but with an earnings-pummeling thud. |
Fast Company
March 2003
Linda Tischler |
Bank of (Middle) America Execs at Washington Mutual don't model themselves after Citi or Bank of America. Instead, they look for inspiration to Wal-Mart, Target, and Southwest Airlines -- giant companies that somehow manage to keep costs low and service high and meet the needs of the middle class. And it's working. |
U.S. Banker
February 2005
Holly Sraeel |
Doing What's Right Trumps What's Expected The leadership gap quotient is the difference between how a CEO behaves when revenue and earnings are up and when the opposite is true, and how that affects the organization. |
U.S. Banker
February 2010
Scott Anderson |
Not Just Hype -- Small Business Means Jobs Bankers are stuck between Obama's wishes and regulators heightened caution over extending credit to small firms. Meanwhile, the recovery stalls. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Is All Well at Wells Fargo? Mortgages have weakened, but Wells Fargo still looks strong. Investors, take note. |
U.S. Banker
October 2002
John Adams |
Of Housing and Helium Is the housing market a bubble waiting to pop? |
The Motley Fool
January 13, 2004
Tom Taulli |
SunTrust Is Sitting Pretty SunTrust prepares for a rise in rates, as well as corporate lending. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2005
Selena Maranjian |
Prepare for a Real Estate Crash If you think home values will swoon, take steps now to protect yourself. |
BusinessWeek
January 10, 2005
Dean Foust |
The Mortgage Biz Has Lost Its Fizz Goodbye, refi boom. Hello, sinking profits and industry consolidation. The roots of the industry's problems are no mystery. Mortgage activity has fallen off sharply since the Fed began hiking rates last spring. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
Banking: It'll Take More Than Free Toasters With the mortgage boom over, bank profits could be less than half of last year's. If M&A activity doesn't pick up, Wall Street may be in for a tough slog |
U.S. Banker
March 2008
Michael Sisk |
Recession or Not, BofA Deal Recommits to Consumer Just weeks after BofA agreed to purchase Countrywide Financial for a price that deeply discounted the value of its mortgage holdings, the Federal Reserve stepped up its aggressive rate cutting, taking some pressure off adjustable-rate mortgages and spurring a refinancing mini boom. |
The Motley Fool
September 25, 2009
Morgan Housel |
JPMorgan and WaMu: Was It a Good Deal? A look at one of the largest banking deals of all time, one year later. |
National Real Estate Investor
August 1, 2006
Gail Davis Cardwell |
The Urge to Merge The recent flurry of acquisitions in the commercial real estate finance sector is an outgrowth of the industry's maturation, as commercial real estate takes its place among other mainstream investment products. |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2006
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Countrywide Still Growing Mortgage business teetering? No way. Naturally, there's no guarantee that Countrywide will keep inching higher. Investors, the climate can change in a hurry. Take note. |
U.S. Banker
December 2002
John Engen |
Losing the Faith Skittish investors. Slumping sales. Growing uncertainty. Looming war in Iraq. Can things get any murkier? A cloudy crystal ball, darkened by the threat of a double-dip recession, may soon have bankers relying on tarot cards and tea leaves. |
BusinessWeek
January 9, 2006
Justin Hibbard |
So Many Lenders, So Few Takers As housing slumps, the roof is falling in on the overbuilt mortgage industry. |
U.S. Banker
November 2001
Mark Fogarty |
Unexpected Lovefest Some expected a turf war to erupt between mortgage bankers and Realtors as a result of the real estate industry's new ability to provide home finance. But the two groups are now lovey-dovey... |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Wells Fargo Dodges the Housing Bullet San Francisco-based Wells Fargo has performed remarkably well amid one of the nuttiest banking markets in decades. |
The Motley Fool
September 11, 2007
Seth Jayson |
No Such Thing as Perfect Storms Unlike the words recently spoken by Washington Mutual's CEO, the current housing crisis is not a "perfect storm" situation that blew in from the ocean by chance. The mortgage crunch is the inevitable result of cheap money, opaque financial instruments, and widespread greed. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Hooray for Mortgage Brokers! Mortgage brokers get high marks and may help you get a good deal. |
U.S. Banker
October 2001
Robert A. Bennett |
Home Depot is his model Just as Home Depot has simplified home maintenance and expansion, Dick Kovacevich, chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo & Co., wants to help consumers design financial plans and implement them... |
Fast Company
January 2002
George Anders |
7 Lessons From WaMu's Playbook Mergers and acquisitions are, once again, shaking up all kinds of industries. The big question: How do you do them right? Here's the playbook according to Washington Mutual, one of the best in the business... |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
Countrywide's Cheap Financial services firm Countrywide looks undervalued. |
Bank Systems & Technology
February 26, 2009
Orla O'Sullivan |
J.P. Morgan Chase to Cut 12,000 Jobs, as WaMu Merged J.P. Morgan Chase anticipates saving about $2 billion through its acquisition of WAMU last September. Most of the savings, to be realized this year relate to the job cuts. |
U.S. Banker
October 2001
Paul Muolo |
How Long Can the Good Times Last? The mortgage industry enjoyed record production in the first half, but the party can't go on forever. Includes an outlook for the property market nationwide... |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
WaMu Seems to Zig While Others Zag WaMu is a bank that seems to confound normal expectations. Investors, take note. |
U.S. Banker
May 2008
John Engen |
House of CARDS Few financial institutions have been left more imperiled by the subprime market fallout and liquidity and credit crunches than WaMu. |
BusinessWeek
July 14, 2003
Michael Arndt |
Corporate Spending: Signs of Life A few gutsy companies think now is the time to grow. |
The Motley Fool
August 2, 2006
Selena Maranjian |
Mortgage Traps Look before you leap into a mortgage -- here are some red flags to watch out for. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2005
David Meier |
WaMu: It Pays to Wait Earn 5% while waiting for Washington Mutual's stock price to appreciate. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Is Wells Fargo a Buy? Goldman Sachs upgraded Wells Fargo from "neutral" to "attractive," citing the Wachovia acquisition as a long-term earnings driver. Is their analysis correct? |
The Motley Fool
August 26, 2008
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Is Wells Fargo on the Prowl? Wells Fargo is in a strong position, but don't expect a game-changing acquisition. |
The Motley Fool
April 9, 2008
Morgan Housel |
WaMu Rebuffs a Sweet Offer It now appears that talks had been well under way for JPMorgan to acquire Washington Mutual -- but not anymore. |
Financial Advisor
March 2004
Raymond Fazzi |
No Letup In Real Estate When the equity market sank during the three years leading up to 2003, investors were able to find some measure of comfort by moving money into REITs and other real estate investments. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Going Back to the Wells Fargo This huge bank may not be quite as risky as investors think. The bank has the power to grow a little faster than its peers in the coming years. |
The Motley Fool
July 22, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Behind Wells Fargo's Record Earnings Watch the loan book. |
The Motley Fool
July 17, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Wells Fargo Dominates Emerging from the smoke of the banking industry, this bank shows 'em how it's done. |
The Motley Fool
March 11, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Buffett Likes Banks Warren Buffett had some good things to say about the banking sector. And that was all the fuel that was needed for some of the bank stocks to take off. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Has WaMu Mortgaged the Future? Will this bank's mortgage-heavy balance sheet restrict future growth? Investors may want to sit on the sidelines here. |
U.S. Banker
April 2002
Paul Muolo |
2001 Great, But Not Perfect Residential loan volumes hit amazing records in 2001, but the picture wasn't so cheery on the servicing side... |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Wells Fargo Takes on Goldman Sachs California lender Wells Fargo is set to bulk up the securities business it inherited from Wachovia. What will this mean for investors? |
The Motley Fool
January 14, 2008
Jim Mueller |
Worst Stock for 2008: Washington Mutual This analyst says if you think 2007 was bad for Washington Mutual, just wait for 2008. He has chosen it as his pick for the worst stock of 2008. |
