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U.S. Banker August 2006 Karen Krebsbach |
Fourth Conviction in NHSB Case Shakes Up Industry Regulators hope the fourth fraud conviction in the 2004 mutual-stock conversion of New Haven Savings Bank to a stock-issuing bank sends a strong message to those contemplating similar get-rich-quick schemes. |
U.S. Banker July 2007 Lee Conrad |
Fraud: Mutual Bank Scams Point To Flaws in IPO Process A fraud case has ended a 10-year crime spree involving initial public offerings at mutual banks in 20 states, and prosecutors say they will aggressively pursue other cases. However, regulators say they aren't weighing changes in the mutual-bank IPO process to prevent the scams. |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2004 Lawrence Meyers |
A REIT to Beat As with all investments, particularly with ones involving banks, it behooves you to really dive into the company's 10-K. American Financial Realty Trust may have the perfect concept. |
FDIC FYI June 3, 2002 |
Favorable Interest-Rate Environment Drives Record First-Quarter Bank Earnings Commercial banks earned a record $21.7 billion in the first quarter of 2002, besting the previous quarterly earnings record set in the first quarter of 2001 by 9.6 percent. |
U.S. Banker November 2005 |
MMDA: Banks Seen Losing Out to Mutual Funds In today's rising rate environment, money market mutual funds can offer better rates than those of banks, because many banks have been slow to ratchet up their rates, even when the Fed raises the fed funds rate. |
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... |
U.S. Banker August 2004 John Engen |
Conquerors, Come All Capital-rich foreign banks are scouring the U.S. in search of targets to offset tough growth prospects at home. Someday soon, the notion of banking as a merely national, not global, endeavor might seem quaint. |
FDIC FYI November 26, 2002 |
Quarterly Banking Profile Commercial Banking Performance, Third Quarter 2002 Gains on securities sales keep earnings near record level... Weakness in overseas operations limits industry profits... Margins improve at community banks, decline at larger institutions... Strong mortgage demand fuels growth in loans... Asset-quality problems continue to grow at large banks |
The Motley Fool September 8, 2005 Nathan Parmelee |
American Financial Expands Its Reach American Financial Realty Trust partners up to take a swing at garnering the business of smaller banks. It'll be a little while before this agreement bears a substantial amount of fruit for shareholders, but this is a company that needs to continue diversifying its revenue streams. |
U.S. Banker February 2002 John Hackett |
Deposits Grow Despite Drop in Rates The stock market has driven depositors into the arms of banks, but will this love dissolve if the market comes back? |
U.S. Banker December 2001 John Hackett |
Branches -- Hot New Delivery Channel With banks in a struggle for customers, branches have become in-the-field artillery. After years of fiddling with newfangled delivery channels, bankers across the nation are rediscovering that branches can be their most powerful weapons... |
The Motley Fool February 12, 2008 Dan Caplinger |
Where You'll Find the Best Rates As customers have moved to the Internet for financial solutions, banks have paid attention. |
The Motley Fool February 10, 2006 Vitaliy Katsenelson |
Why Are Bank P/Es So Low? Slow growth potential or high leverage? Here are some causes of the financial industry's low ratios. Investors, take note. |
Investment Advisor September 2005 Kathleen M. McBride |
Bank on It David Ellison of the FBR Small Cap Financial Fund uses a "mathematical hunt and peck" method to find sterling bank stocks. |
The Motley Fool June 2, 2005 Chris Cather |
The Buyback Cash Cow Companies are flush with cash on their balance sheets, and stock buybacks are increasing. |
BusinessWeek June 23, 2011 Dakin Campbell |
JPMorgan's Contrarian Bet on Bank Branches JPMorgan seeks a source of cheap funds as rivals retrench. Analysts are skeptical. |
The Motley Fool July 13, 2004 Rich Smith |
Bank on Russia's Instability Western banks may profit from renewed uncertainty about Russian banks' stability. |
U.S. Banker January 2006 John Engen |
Fabulous on the Fundamentals The first three quarters of 2005 were the most profitable in banking history, with record earnings of $102 billion. But already in 2006, analysts see signs of change in the overall approach bankers take to the business. |
U.S. Banker November 2007 Paul Hyde et al. |
Mergers Create Mid-Sized Have-Nots Nearly two decades of steady banking industry mergers have created a landscape dotted with a group of banks struggling to survive in an undifferentiated no-man's land. |
FDIC FYI July 9, 2004 |
Bank Branching Trends and Prospects of Key Banking Sectors A summary of three reports released today that represent the fourth installment of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's Future of Banking Study. |
U.S. Banker April 2002 |
Tougher On The Big Boys Being bigger is not necessarily better for corporations seeking loans from their banks. A study by the Association for Financial Professionals indicates that banks are putting heavy pressure on their biggest borrowers to throw more business the banks' way. Or else: No credit... |
Inc. June 1, 2002 Jill Andresky Fraser |
The Road to Wall Street So what do you do if you're sitting on top of a company that's doing very nicely, but needs capital to keep growing? You don't give up. Market conditions have actually begun to stabilize a little, and 2002 could end up being a better year for IPOs in general than last year... |
Bank Systems & Technology May 1, 2006 Phil Britt |
Don't Shutter the Branch Yet Despite all the attention given to online banking and self-service, for now, branches remain a strong component of banks' channel strategies, evidence suggests. |
BusinessWeek December 6, 2004 Mara Der Hovanesian |
End Of The Big Bank Bonanza These have been flush times for U.S. banks. Yet the end of Easy Street may be near. |