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A Simple Guide to Creating Money The government's printing money like crazy. Or is it? If economic conditions provide for few business opportunities, the Fed can exert little influence over monetary growth. |
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Banks: Pain Now, Profits Tomorrow By recognizing loan losses preemptively, companies are setting the stage for better earnings next year. |
U.S. Banker
April 2011
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Excess of Reserves, Shortage of Facts The Fed alone - not actions by banks - dictates how large the reserve number is. And it is the Fed s expansion of its balance sheet that has ballooned reserve levels at banks. |
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September 1, 2011
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1 Regional Bank Shareholders Will Like First Horizon posted strong earnings on the back of falling provisions for bad loans. |
The Motley Fool
May 10, 2011
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How Will Banks Make Money for Real? Declining loan losses are a large but unsustainable source of bank profits. |
The Motley Fool
April 9, 2007
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What's the Deal With Bank Reserves? Understanding a bank's loan loss reserve is tricky, but it will be an important topic as investors head into first-quarter earnings |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2010
Morgan Housel |
3 Things Banks Are Doing Right Reasons for optimism in a scary industry. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2011
Matt Koppenheffer |
1 Big, Fat Yellow Flag for Bank Stocks Bank-stock investors will want to investigate this ratio because it could help drag down a bank's earnings. |
The Motley Fool
February 23, 2007
John A. Howard |
Bank Investing 101 More than 1,000 banks trade publicly in the United States, and ferreting out which ones are good investments can be a daunting process. But it's a worthwhile process given some of the attractive features of banks as investments. |
The Motley Fool
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A Closer Look at Bank Stocks These investors must deal with unusual terms and funny-looking financial statements, but the rewards can be well worth it. |
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Why USB Is Up and PNC Is Down A look at the earnings from two of the nation's largest regional banks. |
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BofA Earnings Tank, Retail Brokerage Steady Bank of America's whopping drop in first quarter net income was the result of $1.9 billion in write-downs for the quarter. |
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Will Wells Fargo Disappoint on Wednesday? There are reasons to believe the bank has put off taking its medicine over the last couple of quarters. |
The Motley Fool
November 2, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
You Can Still Lose Your Shirt Investing in Banks Don't be one of the investors still getting squashed by bank stocks. |
The Motley Fool
August 19, 2011
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Why JPMorgan Chase Is a Buy Right Now With strong fundamentals and an attractive price, JPMorgan Chase looks like a good buy. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2007
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Comerica Inches Forward The growing bank reports its second-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, take note. |
CFO
October 1, 2007
Rob Garver |
One Nation, Left Behind The race to cut compliance-based capital has begun, and U.S. banks are trailing the pack -- badly. |
U.S. Banker
May 2005
Lee Conrad |
The Big Guys Had A Good Run Last Year. But don't expect it to last. Median return on equity last year topped 15 percent as many banks rode the fumes of the mortgage boom -- which is now fading. This year and next will be tougher. |
CFO
October 1, 2006
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The 2006 CFO Survey of Trends in Banking Finance executives' concerns about the banking industry. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2009
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Bank of America: Still Stumbling Another ugly quarter, but it could have been worse. |
CFO
March 1, 2007
Rob Garver |
Nothing to Bank On Bank executives will undoubtedly spend much of the next year assessing the likelihood and impact of new rules, while at the same time trying to keep earnings growth on its upward trend. |
The Motley Fool
June 10, 2011
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Beware of Penny-Pinching Bankers Big banks have new cost-cutting efforts under way. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
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Small Banks, Big Risks In the new era of commercial real estate lending, federal regulators are pressuring even the smallest banks to upgrade their portfolio analysis capabilities to avoid the pitfalls of past downturns. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Looking Pretty in the Citi Citigroup's latest earnings show how far the bank has come. |
The Motley Fool
October 4, 2011
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You Simply Cannot Ignore This Super Financial Stock! Discover Financial is one financial stock that seems undeterred by the economic gloom. |
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February 26, 2008
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Bernanke's Quiet Bailout By using the term auction facility, Ben Bernanke was able prevent panic and simultaneously keep the banking system sound. Did he do the right thing? |
U.S. Banker
February 2010
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How Regulators Are Inhibiting an Economic Recovery Raising capital levels for banks deters new lending. Now is not the time for higher capital standards, but for enforcing standards already in place. |
The Motley Fool
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A Closer Look at Bank Stocks Learn the secrets of investing in this often-intimidating sector. |
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August 9, 2004
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Commerce: Bargain or Trap? Despite the fall in price due to the bond sales scandal, Commerce Bancorp is not yet a bargain. |
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June 22, 2010
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The Banks You Ought to Fear Focusing on big institutions may obscure banking's real, ongoing problems. |
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March 1, 2004
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The El Paso Shuffle When estimates of reserves get shuffled around, it's not a good thing. Should investors balk when energy companies adjust downward their estimates of proved reserves? If you ask the author, the answer is yes. |
Registered Rep.
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Krawcheck Back, Thompson Bows Out at Citigroup Citigroup announced two key management changes today: Sallie Krawcheck, Citigroup's CFO, returns to her role as CEO of global wealth management, and Todd Thomson, who currently holds the position, is leaving the company. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2010
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Picture of the Day: Why Inflation Isn't a Problem Excess reserves are piled high. |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 21, 2007
Jim Eckenrode |
Taking Its Lumps and Moving On Despite the subprime meltdown banks will continue to invest in certain IT areas, including front-end customer management systems, new-account opening processes, mobile banking and payments, and, of course, compliance. |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2008
Matt Koppenheffer |
Banking's Future Woes Massive writedowns aren't the only thing banks need to look out for. The margins that they collect on the cash they lend to consumers is rapidly falling. |
CFO
March 1, 2007
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Too Big to Succeed? Banking giants struggle to keep costs under control. |
FDIC FYI
March 13, 2002 |
Banks and Thrifts Post Record Earnings, Insurance Funds Slide Full-year 2001 financial data for all FDIC-insured institutions, released today in the Quarterly Banking Profile, depict record bank and thrift earnings even as the reserve ratios of the FDIC insurance funds continue to slide... |
U.S. Banker
June 2006
Lee Conrad |
Banks Vent Rage Over Commercial RE Loan Rule Banks, in an uproar over regulators' proposal that warns those with high concentrations of commercial real-estate loans may have to raise their capital reserves, worry that new regulations will eat into their bottom line. |
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July 2007
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Banks Fret Over Expected Spike In Company Failures Banks that extend loans to middle-market firms will have their work cut out for them in the next 12 months. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2009
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Wells Fargo Proves No Bank Is Immune Wells is one of the strongest banks around, if not the strongest, but in the fourth quarter they didn't even come close to meeting expectations. |
Bank Technology News
March 2007
Glen Fest |
Business Banking: Small Banks Beefing Up Commercial Capabilities Four in five community institutions say they will increase tech spending on capabilities such as cash management and imaging to attract corporate banking customers. |
Bank Systems & Technology
August 4, 2009
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Bank of America's New Executive Roster Ken Lewis reshuffles BofA's management team, including the hiring of former Citi CFO Sally Krawcheck. |
The Motley Fool
May 25, 2007
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Fool on the Street: Comerica's Growth Markets The firm is bringing its style of banking to new high-growth markets. Judging by metrics such as return on equity and assets, Comerica may very well be on to something with its current strategy. Investors, take note. |
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Where You'll Find the Best Rates As customers have moved to the Internet for financial solutions, banks have paid attention. |
CFO
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A Love-Hate Relationship Banks and their customers have grown closer to, and more wary of, each other. |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Capital Ratio Fever Just as blood pressure and heart rate are vital measures of physical health, capital ratios are vital measures of the health and solvency of banks. Right now, those vital signs reflect a sick industry that's getting sicker. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2010 |
Citi, JPMorgan, Bank of America Earnings: Don't Be Too Excited These banks are taking the worst route to higher earnings possible: by not just cost-cutting, but releasing reserves. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2007
Toby Shute |
Foolish Fundamentals: Understanding BOE Integrated oil companies and independent exploration and production companies both essentially live and die by their reserve base. That's why investors want to keep an eye on reserves for companies in this space. |
BusinessWeek
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The Story of Basel II So Far... A chronological look at the Basel II banking accord since its inception in 2004. |
