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CFO March 1, 2008 Karen M. Kroll |
Pedaling As Fast As They Can Companies will now need to work harder for credit, as banks' markedly different posture on lending money is affecting businesses of all stripes -- not just those in default. |
CFO October 1, 2007 Avital Louria Hahn |
Only the Strong Shall Thrive Financially sound companies find gold in credit mayhem even as weaker players fear the game is up. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2002 Gerd Hausler |
The Globalization of Finance Financial globalization has brought considerable benefits to national economies and to investors and savers, but it has also changed the structure of markets, creating new risks and challenges for market participants and policymakers... |
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. |
Investment Advisor October 2007 Jason Brady |
Bottleneck While driven by fundamental weakness in U.S. real estate, in particular subprime loans, the current liquidity crisis has become a general lack of confidence in banking and financial institutions globally. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2007 Randall Dodd |
Subprime: Tentacles of a Crisis The mortgage market turbulence is as much about the breakdown of the structure of U.S. financial markets as it is about bad debt. |
U.S. Banker May 2010 |
Be Patient and Let Margins Expand with Time Here are three actions banks can-and should-take today to ensure stronger margins in the future. |
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. |
U.S. Banker March 2008 Thomas Killian |
Surviving the 2007 Financial Crisis A four-point plan for bank managements and boards of directors to successfully weather these challenging financial times. |
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 Roben Farzad et al. |
Not So Smart In an era of easy money, financial institutions forgot that the party can't last forever. |
CFO Andrew Osterland |
Commercial Paper Chase If banks have to come clean about their off-balance-sheet leverage, get ready to pay more for money. |
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. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2003 |
Ready for the Re Lender restraint helps keep markets stable. |
Finance & Development September 2009 Andrew Crockett |
Rebuilding the Financial Architecture What needs to be done to strengthen financial regulation and supervision? |
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. |
Inc. January 1, 2003 Martin Mayer |
A Borrower Be Tough economies and easy credit usually don't mix. So why are banks falling all over themselves to lend small businesses money? |
Financial Planning December 1, 2007 Jerry Webman |
The Credit Crunch A Wall Streeter explains what happened and how the financial markets got into their current state. |
U.S. Banker May 2007 Thomas P. Vartanian |
Crisis and Opportunity In Subprime Mortgage Markets Problems in the subprime mortgage business will inevitably lead to opportunities for those who can evaluate, service or manage the underlying loans, securities and real estate. |
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2007 Dees Stribling |
Coming into Focus Mortgage REITs of all stripes tighten their lending practices to improve their outlook going forward. The subprime event may mark a permanent change in the business environment for mortgage REITs, as well as mortgage lenders and investors. |
FDIC FYI March 25, 2004 |
The Evolving Role of Commercial Banks in U.S. Credit Markets A careful analysis of U.S. financial sector data shows that banks' share of the financial services market has not shrunk to the extent that is commonly asserted. Moreover, banks have assumed leading roles in providing some of the newer types of financial services products, such as credit card securitizations and mortgage banking services. |
FDIC FYI February 22, 2006 Nathan Powell |
What the Yield Curve Does (and Doesn't) Tell Us Regardless of the slope of the existing yield curve -- positive, flat, or negative -- bankers will benefit from strategies designed to cope with the uncertainty of changing interest rates. |
BusinessWeek August 20, 2007 Jack Ewing |
European Banks' Last Laugh (Extended) European lenders tend to keep the risk in-house, so they're more careful about who borrows. Home buyers take on a lot less debt. |
Financial Planning December 1, 2007 Elizabeth O'Brien |
Subprime Truths and Consequences The continuing credit crunch spotlights the perils of leverage. How should your financial advisory clients respond? |
HBS Working Knowledge September 29, 2008 Martha Lagace |
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel Dean Jay O. Light and a group of Harvard Business School faculty explored the origins and possible outcomes of the U.S. financial crisis at a recent "Turmoil on the Street" panel. |
The Motley Fool March 18, 2008 William Trent |
What Can the Fed Do? The Federal Reserve did not "bail out" Bear Stearns. Read on to learn more about what the Fed can, and cannot, do. |
FDIC FYI April 11, 2002 |
Economic Conditions and Emerging Risks in Banking The report describes recent signs of a consumer-led recovery in the U.S. economy that may have begun in the first quarter... |
Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Kang & Miniane |
Global Financial Turmoil Tests Asia As the global financial crisis spreads, how will Asia weather the storm? |
U.S. Banker November 2006 John Engen |
Reality Check The banking industry has never been more profitable, but with the yield curve inverted and consumer lending stalled, and an economic slowdown in the works, the winning streak looks to be in jeopardy. Are banks ready - and will more CEOs opt to sell out? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2005 Andrew Stewart |
7 Real Estate Finance Myths Unveiled Discover the market factors that really are influencing today's real estate transactions. |
BusinessWeek September 3, 2007 James C. Cooper |
Savvy Moves That Should Soothe The Markets The Fed's quick and innovative response may avert the need to cut rates. |
BusinessWeek August 6, 2007 James C. Cooper |
Credit Is Tightening--And That's Fine Credit tightening is curbing some of the frenzy, and a severe financial crunch is unlikely. |
The Motley Fool February 14, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
When to Buy Bank Stocks Who knows if these bank stocks have hit bottom? |
CFO October 1, 2008 Vincent Ryan |
Now What? As banks tend to their balance sheets and seek higher returns on capital, corporate lines of credit are becoming more expensive and tougher to keep. |
CFO March 1, 2003 Randy Myers |
Anxiety's Price New regulations call into question the value of off-balance-sheet financing, if only because of their impact on bankers' fees. |
OCC Bulletin May 22, 2002 |
Unsafe and Unsound Investment Portfolio Practices Description: Supplemental Guidance This bulletin alerts banks to the potential risk to future earnings and capital from poor investment decisions made at the current low level of interest rates... |
The Motley Fool October 9, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Numbers: Consumer Credit Use economic data to gain the upper hand in your investing. The Federal Reserve's consumer credit report provides some useful information about the borrowing practices of typical consumers. |
FDIC FYI November 4, 2003 Puwalski & Williams |
Economic Conditions and Emerging Risks in Banking The two main economic concerns of the past two years, a lack of new jobs and lackluster business investment, finally appear poised to subside. |
Financial Advisor May 2008 Evan Simonoff |
After The Storm As the mushrooming subprime loan crisis enters its tenth month, a growing list of questions begs answers. |
CFO Joseph McCafferty |
Another Nick in the Wall Regulators are looking into allegations that banks are "tying" loans to other fee-based business. |
Finance & Development March 1, 2001 Neil Gregory & Stoyan Tenev |
The Financing of Private Enterprise in China A 1999 survey of more than 600 private Chinese enterprises revealed that they relied primarily on self-financing. For China's private sector to thrive, firms will need increased access to external loan and equity financing... |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2008 James Kirkpatrick |
Financial Survival Learn how to stay afloat in the commercial real estate market as terror strikes the credit market. |
CFO March 1, 2008 Vincent Ryan |
Atonement Companies in all industries are paying for the transgressions of the banking sector. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2010 Jerry Dunn |
Bridging the Gap A new breed of lenders is providing capital in today's commercial real estate market. |
Bank Technology News January 2008 Glen Fest |
Risk Without Reward The subprime mess has exposed how fragile banks are today to market pressures, and how much can fall on the shoulders of risk officers. Finding a path forward from the ashes will require stronger leadership overseeing risk. |
U.S. Banker May 2008 Holly Sraeel et al. |
Playing Both Ends Against the Middle There are plenty of mid-tier banks and thrifts posting respectable performances. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2008 Bernard J. Haddigan |
A Structured Finance Hangover At the height of the commercial real estate market's historic up cycle in 1999, collateralized debt obligations emerged on the scene. |
BusinessWeek September 10, 2007 James C. Cooper |
If Credit Markets Thaw, Recession Is Unlikely Growth will get squeezed, but housing will take the brunt. |
CFO March 1, 2005 Tim Reason |
A Love-Hate Relationship Banks and their customers have grown closer to, and more wary of, each other. |
CFO April 1, 2011 Vincent Ryan |
The Big Fail Despite the reach of Dodd-Frank, the "too-big-to-fail" bank dilemma lives on. |
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Sham Gad |
What Sparked the Subprime Explosion? Some really smart people have taken one asset -- the plain old mortgage -- and singlehandedly created layers and layers of financial instruments that are predicated on it. Like dominoes, one by one, these securities are now tumbling and leaving investors and homeowners to clean up the mess. |