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The Motley Fool September 17, 2007 Seth Jayson |
Run on the Rock U.K. bank Northern Rock has it's own crisis, and a bail-out from a British central bank, after a run on their funds by jittery depositors. |
U.S. Banker April 2002 |
Killer-Pede In Pastoral Paradise In an extensive study of commercial lending risk, the London office of UBS Warburg has kicked over a rock. Lo and behold, it turns out that in a worst-case scenario, the trust banks have much bigger exposure to risk than had been believed... |
The Motley Fool February 28, 2011 Dan Caplinger |
Why Getting a Mortgage Will Never Be the Same Lots of changes are happening to the mortgage market. |
The Motley Fool August 12, 2004 |
Understanding Mortgage Brokers For many people, the best way to get a mortgage is through a broker. |
BusinessWeek July 2, 2007 James Mehring |
Home Sales: Optimism May Be Misplaced But there are reasons to be skeptical about the latest mortgage activity figures while other housing data show no signs of improvement. |
BusinessWeek March 12, 2007 Mara Der Hovanesian |
Lender Woes Go Beyond Subprime Few are feeling the hangover from housing's heyday as much as subprime lenders that cater to risky borrowers. |
BusinessWeek September 11, 2006 |
Worst Practices The option ARM trend is only the most obvious example of shaky lending during the bubble. |
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 Dean Foust |
Look Out Below, Lenders The end of the mortgage boom is nigh -- and it could get ugly for banks and thrifts. |
BusinessWeek April 12, 2004 Christopher Palmeri |
Home Buyers: ARMed And Dangerous? Adjustable-rate mortgages are pulling in new buyers -- but the risks are high |
The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Bill Mann |
Say Good Night, LENDie This subprime lender's days seem numbered. Buying LEND shares at $10, counting on a $15 deal when the company says it's on life support, seems like the worst kind of faith-based initiative. It's like a game of chicken. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2015 |
International Beat Investment in European commercial real estate is expected to hit euro 230 billion, surpassing the peak year of 2007... International investors are signing up for U.K. student housing portfolios... |
Bank Systems & Technology February 29, 2008 Deena Amato McCoy |
U.K.'s FSA Considering Tougher Bank Regulation U.K. regulators are weighing changes that could require banks to deploy reporting technologies that will keep regulators abreast of problems in a more timely manner. |
The Motley Fool September 25, 2007 Seth Jayson |
Home Sales Still Sink The National Association of Realtors reports a 12.8% year-over-year drop in home sales as the market returns to normal levels following the housing bubble. |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Homebuilders Up 25% in One Day? Crazy? Absolutely. And housing's flood of bad news since then has already washed away the results. Investors, take note. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2013 Jeff Rauth |
Follow the Money What are today's most financeable deals? Several market forces currently at work foretell a stronger lending environment in the next 12 to 18 months. |
BusinessWeek September 25, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian |
Nightmare Mortgages Readers respond to a story on option ARMs, which struck a nerve with brokers, bankers, and consumers. |
BusinessWeek March 15, 2004 Laura Cohn |
The Best Of Times For British Banks Strength in the economy and savvy management are adding up to fat profits |
BusinessWeek April 17, 2008 |
The Story of Basel II So Far... A chronological look at the Basel II banking accord since its inception in 2004. |
Bank Technology News January 2007 Glen Fest |
Mortgage: Platforms Bearing Wholesale Changes For financial institutions, improving the mortgage channel's visibility and speed can attract more third-party brokers and lay the groundwork for better customer data. |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2007 Seth Jayson |
Paulson's Plan to Punish the Public Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's plan to protect homebuyers from their mistakes -- extending loan teaser rates for a few years -- will punish us all. |
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Blackstone's Bankless Future What a difference a year has made in the private equity business. |
BusinessWeek September 5, 2005 Foust & Grow |
Sharks In The Housing Pool Deed thieves, property flippers, equity strippers -- these con artists are duping banks and homeowners. The losses due to fraud could amount to more than $2 billion a year. |
U.S. Banker January 2008 Michael Sisk |
Keeping The Spigot Open The fact is not lost on banks that American consumers are, by and large, still employed and paying their bills. Credit is, and will be, still available. |
BusinessWeek October 1, 2007 Stanley Reed |
Suddenly, A Bank Run In Britain How brash Northern Rock fell victim to a credit crunch. |
The Motley Fool January 22, 2007 Nathan Parmelee |
Can Japanese Consumer Lenders Survive? There is little reason to think the fortunes of Japanese consumer lenders will improve. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool January 3, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
In Defense of Mortgage Brokers Mortgage brokers can save you money even if your credit score is high. |
The Motley Fool April 2, 2007 Nathan Parmelee |
M&T Bank's Rude Alt-Awakening If Alt-A loans hurt M&T's earnings, what should we expect from similar lenders? Investors, the answer will be different for each. |
The Motley Fool April 26, 2006 |
Mortgage Brokers Demystified Mortgage brokers make a lot of sense (and money) for some people. |
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 May 15, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Borrow Now or Borrow Never If you're thinking about buying a home, do your homework. Find a lender or mortgage broker early in the process, and get preapproved for a mortgage that will work for you. |
AskMen.com September 2, 2002 Ian Speigel |
Basics Of A Home Mortgage For some people, taking out a mortgage is a nauseating and terrifying proposition. It's not difficult to understand why. After all, you're basically laying your financial bits and pieces on the table and asking to be judged. But it doesn't have to be so bad. |
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. |
U.S. Banker February 2008 John Adams |
Waiting for the Other Shoe To Drop? Not Really. We'll soon see how contagious the mortgage flu is for other banking business lines, particularly corporate lending. |
BusinessWeek September 11, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian |
Nightmare Mortgages They promise the American Dream: A home of your own - with ultra-low rates and payments anyone can afford. Now, the trap has sprung. |
Bank Technology News February 2007 Glen Fest |
Mortgage Securities: Slow MBS Market Hikes Fraud Risk Investment banks that buy mortgage-backed securities have a deeper worry than the billion-dollar estimate of fraud in lending each year. The fear is that it could be much worse. Technology vendors are selling products that ferret out fraud in secondary market pools. |
The Motley Fool March 5, 2007 Bill Mann |
Better Catch That Cow! The feds wait until now to warn consumers about adjustable-rate mortgages? |
BusinessWeek October 2, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian |
Bad Blood Over Bad Loans Mortgage defaults are rising. Wall Street thinks banks should mop up the mess. |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2006 |
Free Checking Isn't Necessarily Good If you see a bank offering free checking, you should jump in and sign up, right? Not necessarily. |
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 Ben Johnson |
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. |
Bank Systems & Technology June 24, 2008 Ann Grochala |
In the Aftermath of the Credit Crisis, Some Banks See a Silver Lining The current problems in the credit markets bring both challenges and opportunities to banks. Many community banks still have plenty of liquidity and capital, and they all have ready access to the Federal Home Loan Bank system. |
U.S. Banker November 2001 John Hackett |
Ethically Tainted A number of banks are moving into variations of payday lending, the high-yielding business that some observers would describe as predatory. But those who participate in such lending say they're no different than banks that charge high fees for bounced checks... |
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Joseph Khattab |
Peer-to-Peer Lending Makes Waves A new trend in online lending challenges traditional banking. Peer-to-peer lending sounds like fun and games, but there's always risk involved with lending. |
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 Peter Coy |
It's Out Of Bernanke's Reach There's little the Fed can do about the information gap behind investors' panic. |
The Motley Fool March 2, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
Quick Take: Brokerages' Sloppy-Looking Swaps Current trading around banks' debt could suggest trouble ahead. Investors may be concerned that risk wasn't adequately managed with regards to the mortgage loans the banks took on. |
The Motley Fool August 16, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer |
What's on Deck for Investment Banks? It looks like there could be some tougher times for the industry. Investors, there's a lot of uncertainty right now, but keep an eye out for the appearance of a Goldman Sachs or a Merrill Lynch in that ol' bargain bin -- it could happen. |
Inc. September 2003 Amy Gunderson |
Banks May Sell Off Your Loans A secondary market for small-business loans could benefit entrepreneurs. |
BusinessWeek April 24, 2006 Mara Der Hovanesian |
Mortgage Lenders: Who's Most At Risk As delinquency rates rise, red flags are flying over some aggressive finance outfits. |
The Motley Fool July 19, 2005 Selena Maranjian |
Beware of Overdraft Fees Don't let your bank get rich as it makes you poorer. |
U.S. Banker May 2007 Lee Conrad |
Subprime Mortgages: As the Knot Unravels, A Question Lingers: Why? Consumers and companies following their self-interest are supposed to be guiding forces that drive a capitalist economy. The recent meltdown of the subprime-mortgage market, however, raises the question of whether all participants were headed in that direction. |
BusinessWeek May 2, 2005 Dean Foust |
Banks: "Protection" Racket? As overdraft and other fees become huge profit sources for banks, critics see abuses. And most troubling to consumer activists is that most of the new fees fall on the poorest consumers. |