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Registered Rep.
November 1, 2007
John Churchill |
Subprime Mess: Merrill and Goldman Reportedly Under Eye of SEC The subprime debt market blowup has had very different effects on Wall Street firms Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch, but both firms could be getting a visit from the SEC to make sure everyone played by the rules.   |
BusinessWeek
September 10, 2007
Maria Bartiromo |
The Heat On Countrywide Embattled Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo answers critics who claim the lender helped bring on the housing crisis. |
The Motley Fool
November 5, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Prince Chokes on Wall Street's Dog Food An emergency weekend board meeting puts a new chairman and acting CEO in place at Citigroup. |
The Motley Fool
June 5, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Please, Throw the Book at This Guy The SEC has filed a civil fraud suit against former Countrywide CEO Angelo Mozilo, as well as two other former executives. Insider trading charges may also be on the table for Mozilo. |
U.S. Banker
October 2001
Paul Muolo |
Subprime Hot Potato Subprime lending certainly has become a hot potato. While offering potentially high profits, it also carries with it a two-pronged threat. First, losses may mushroom if the economy takes a dive, as many expect. And these loans haven't been stress-tested... |
Registered Rep.
January 13, 2010
Halah Touryalai |
Citi Files Motion To Dismiss In Bonus Pay Class Action The original lawsuit was brought on behalf of 6 former Citigroup brokers who allege that the payback terms on their upfront bonuses violate contract law, and that they do not owe the firm any money. |
Bank Systems & Technology
October 7, 2008
Orla O'Sullivan |
High Noon for Wells, Citi Over Wachovia Purchase Citibank and Wells Fargo are given decision deadlines while litigation against Wachovia is suspended. |
The Motley Fool
December 12, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
Skip the 20% Down Payment Conventional wisdom holds that it's best to buy a home by paying 20% of its price up front, but, maybe it's better to buy a home with little money down. |
The Motley Fool
September 24, 2007
Amanda B. Kish |
Fear Is Not Your Friend Fear can be a very useful emotion. But when it comes to investing and retirement planning, more often than not, fear works against us. |
The Motley Fool
August 28, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Quick Take: Bad Behavior at Countrywide Is it any wonder that Countrywide needed to hit up Bank of America for emergency funding last week? Does anyone out there really think that Mozilo believes in the long-term health of this company? |
U.S. Banker
August 2001 |
Can Weill Be Embarrassed? The pressure's not letting up on Citigroup. In the past month its corporate feet have been held to the fire once again. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Citigroup: The Master of Low Expectations Everything except an asteroid hitting Earth appears to be baked into the stock price this quarter. |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Countrywide Still Rots From the Head Another executive at the troubled mortgage company manages to land safely on his feet. |
The Motley Fool
December 28, 2007
Selena Maranjian |
40 Years Is a Bad Way to Spell Relief Countrywide and other mortgage companies begin promoting 40-year mortgages. Investors, don't jump into this option without much due diligence. |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Countrywide's Future Is Anyone's Guess With its future riding on a pending merger, legal woes add yet more strain to the mortgage lender. |
The Motley Fool
January 30, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Countrywide Falls Off the Cliff What a difference a year can make. The embattled mortgage lender has announced a fourth-quarter loss of $422 million, compared with a gain of $622 million for the same period last year. |
Investment Advisor
June 2008
Kara P. Stapleton |
Successfully Saving Human Resource giant Mercer introduces the "Count on Your Retirement" online retirement savings educational program to assist employees in planning, implementing, and tracking their retirement concerns. |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2008
Chuck Saletta |
The Biggest Barrier Between You and Retirement If you've dug yourself into a hole, stop digging. Any debt you owe is standing between you and your retirement. |
The Motley Fool
February 8, 2007
Nathan Parmelee |
HBC Makes a Courtesy Flush All of those subprime loans from the last few years are getting ready to wreak havoc. How this story continues to play out for HSBC and other banks will be very interesting to watch. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2007
Emil Lee |
Shedding Some Light on Subprime Lenders An interview with the CEO of a website that provides marketing leads to mortgage companies offers a peek into the subprime world and where that market is headed. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
November 5, 2007
Emil Lee |
3 Ways to Fix Citigroup Citibank's shares are currently at a five-year low. What should the company do to unleash its underlying potential? |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2011
Ilan Moscovitz |
What's Behind Bank of America's Big Settlement Some putback questions may be put to rest. |
BusinessWeek
April 11, 2005
Assif Shameen |
Embracing Asia's Riskiest Borrowers Global banks want a piece of local lenders' booming subprime-loan business |
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. |
The Motley Fool
January 18, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Feed Your 401(k) Even recent hires have run out of excuses for ignoring retirement. The best part about a 401(k)? Once you set it up, the savings happens automatically. |
U.S. Banker
April 2007
Holly Sraeel |
Tough Lessons for the Subprime Market...Again That New Century finds itself in this predicament should come as no surprise. The burning question? When will the other shoe(s) drop, and how painful will that be for the industry and investors? |
The Motley Fool
January 9, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Rumors Send Countrywide to the Chopping Block After shedding about 80% of its value in 2007, Countrywide Financial falls another 25% when rumors of imminent bankruptcy spread. |
The Motley Fool
August 16, 2007
John Rosevear |
Buying a Home During the Storm Essentially, what's going on is that the mortgage industry -- along with Wall Street -- is rethinking the appropriate pricing for taking on the risk of a borrower with a less-than-prime credit history. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2011
Dan Caplinger |
How Fighting Back Will Make You Richer Because some workers have been willing to take a shot and fight their employers over problems with their 401(k) retirement plans, millions of workers around the country may see the impact |
BusinessWeek
March 26, 2007
Maria Bartiromo |
Inside The Mortgage Crisis CEO Angelo Mozilo says Countrywide Financial should not be lumped in with the subprime outfits that are getting hammered. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2004
Bill Mann |
Attack of the Killer Attorneys It's inevitable in every investor's career that he or she will hold a company that will attract class action lawsuits alleging some form of securities fraud. |
The Motley Fool
January 16, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
Your 401(k) Isn't an ATM However, a new program called ReservePlus, allows 401(k) plan participants to take out loans against their retirement accounts simply by using a debit card. |
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. |
CFO
April 1, 2008
Randy Myers |
The Loan Danger Borrowing from 401(k) accounts can be a bad deal all around and places a large burden on employers. |
BusinessWeek
November 19, 2007
Mara Der Hovanesian |
Can Citi Regroup? Investors want a Citigroup breakup, but the arguments against that are powerful. |
Bank Systems & Technology
January 11, 2008
Maria Bruno-Britz |
IT Integration and the Bank of America/Countrywide Merger The merger of Bank of America and Countrywide will bring together two companies with very large IT organizations. In the beginning they will probably run the core systems of both companies simultaneously. |
U.S. Banker
December 2001
Robert A. Bennett |
Gramlich's Words of Warning His suggested caution on subprime mortgage lending should be taken seriously... |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2008
Chuck Saletta |
Which Companies Are Swimming Naked Right Now? Sometimes, things are even uglier than they appear in the banking sector. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2007
Emil Lee |
Not Pretty in the Citi Citi needs to regroup. The company should be fine, but a combined effort to restore order in the financial markets is likely the next step. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
December 27, 2006
Mary Dalrymple |
To Prepay or Not to Prepay If you've ever wondered whether it's a better financial strategy to prepay your mortgage or to save more for retirement, a recent study provides a few insights. |
Registered Rep.
November 21, 2008 |
Citi Has A Thirst For Capital; One Research Group Says Buy Wall Street and the press openly speculate about Citi's ability to function as an independent entity. |
The Motley Fool
November 21, 2008
Morgan Housel |
There's a Riot in the Citi Sell now, run far away, and ask questions later. |
The Motley Fool
January 15, 2008
Matt Koppenheffer |
Citi: Yes, It Got Worse Citigroup's write-off was smaller than expected, but the stock got punished. What gives? |
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. |
The Motley Fool
March 8, 2007
Nick Kapur |
Market Buzz: Opportunities in Subprime Lenders Why some in the subprime market may be better off than you think. However, as with the mortgage industry, it can get you into some pretty hairy situations. But the profits are there for those who can see through the panic. |
U.S. Banker
September 2008
John Engen |
Future Shock Where to start when trying to figure out how the banking industry got into the mess it's in today? And where, exactly, do we go from here? |
The Motley Fool
July 28, 2008
Chuck Saletta |
What If You Haven't Started Saving Yet? According to a recent study, only 28% of Americans think they'll have enough cash for a comfortable retirement. If you're lumped in with the other 72% of Americans, it's no reason to panic. Read on to see what you can do. |
BusinessWeek
July 28, 2003
Anthony Bianco |
Citi's New Act Chuck Prince, Sandy Weill's top troubleshooter, is the unlikely choice for CEO. Does he have the right stuff? |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2007
Matt Koppenheffer |
The 5-Sigma Report A look at the stocks that saw serious volatility last week: Nxstage Medical ... New Century Financial... Domino's Pizza... TeleTech Holdings... Omniture... |
U.S. Banker
February 2008
Glen Fest |
Risk Without Reward Finding a path forward from the ashes of the subprime mess will require stronger leadership overseeing risk, a culture more respectful of interdependent risks and new technologies measuring them across the enterprise. |
