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The Motley Fool
September 15, 2009
Morgan Housel |
What If Citigroup Had Bought Wachovia? Around this time last year, Citigroup struck a deal to buy Wachovia, a bank that surely would have failed without being bought. What would have happened if they did?   |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2008
Morgan Housel |
You're Still a Mess, Citigroup Surprise! Another quarter of losses ... |
Bank Systems & Technology
September 29, 2008
Maria Bruno-Britz |
Wachovia to be Acquired by Citi Wachovia will be acquired by New York-based Citigroup in a deal facilitated by the FDIC. |
The Motley Fool
October 10, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Citi Surrenders, Wells Fargo Prevails Welcome to your new home, Wachovia. |
The Motley Fool
February 25, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
How to Profit From Losses Offset your taxable gains and wipe out lots of taxes. |
The Motley Fool
October 3, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Fool Poll: The Fight for Wachovia Citi's out, Wells Fargo's in. For now. |
Registered Rep.
October 22, 2008 |
Wachovia Reports Record $24 Billion Loss, Brokerage Results Weak, But With Bright Spots The massive loss was due primarily to declining values in its retail and small business banking divisions. But the retail brokerage and wealth management units didn't fare so well either. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Wheels Stay on the Stagecoach at Wells Fargo All things considered, all's well at Wells. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Holding Strong at Bank of America You can look -- the quarter really wasn't that bad. Honest. |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Why Wells Fargo Really Wanted Wachovia Why was Wells Fargo so eager to ante up a deal for Wachovia? Taxes. It was all about taxes. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2008
Morgan Housel |
The Battle for Wachovia: Round 2 Come on, you didn't really think the banking world had its act together, did you? |
The Motley Fool
April 14, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Wachovia's Bleeding Continues More capital infusions, more writedowns, more bad news. What's next for Wachovia? |
The Motley Fool
November 24, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Citigroup Comes Back for Seconds Barely more than a month after receiving a $25 billion injection from the Treasury, a one-week swoon in its stock price sent Citi limping back to the Treasury, hat in hand, for second helpings. |
Registered Rep.
October 2, 2008 |
Just Say No To Citi? Apparently, not everyone is pleased by the deal in which Citigroup would buy Wachovia Corp.'s bank branches, deposits and private bank -- including a number of high-end Wachovia advisors. |
The Motley Fool
October 7, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Wachovia Suitors Try to Make Nice While the tug-of-war between Citigroup and Wells Fargo over Wachovia isn't over just yet, the two have agreed to stop suing the pants off of each other - at least until noon Wednesday - so something can get hammered out before Wachovia croaks. |
Registered Rep.
October 6, 2008 |
Citigroup, Wells Fargo Still Battling Over Wachovia It now appears the two banks may each get a piece -- but without any help from the government. |
The Motley Fool
November 12, 2007
Michael Leibert |
Citigroup's Not Dead Yet Citigroup's shares will undoubtedly remain under pressure while the market waits for a resolution to this credit crisis. Nevertheless, the bank's $2.4 trillion balance sheet is well-equipped to handle the pain that is being inflicted on most of the financial-services sector. |
The Motley Fool
December 2, 2009
Sean Ryan |
The Wrong Way to End "Too Big to Fail" The case against Glass-Steagall 2.0. Enshrine in law that henceforth, shareholders and creditors are on their own. No more privatized gains and socialized losses. |
Registered Rep.
October 3, 2008
Kristen French |
Wachovia Hooks Up with Wells Fargo; Citi Says Wachovia In Breach Citigroup's deal with Wachovia gets ousted over the new deal with Wells Fargo. Wachovia shareholders and advisors are relieved. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Goldman Feels the Heat Though it wasn't a terrible quarter for Goldman Sachs, it's become apparent that banking is a terrible industry right now. And after a crazy week, some question even Goldman Sachs' future. |
The Motley Fool
May 24, 2010
Russ Krull |
Citigroup Is Starting to Look Good Despite some low points, the FDIC report shows a much healthier banking industry compared to a year ago. |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Foolish Forecast: Well-Protected Wachovia The banking giant is set to report its first-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see. |
The Motley Fool
October 28, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Wedding Bells for Goldman and Citigroup? The next step for the financial industry looks as though it'll be massive consolidation. |
The Motley Fool
March 31, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
More Banking Panics Are on the Way Short-term lending agreements between banks prime the system for bank runs. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Wachovia Banks Another Quarter Wachovia just reported third-quarter results, and the bank continues to grow steadily. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2012
Anand Chokkavelu |
After Earnings: Is Citi a Buy? Has anything changed? |
The Motley Fool
October 21, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Why Wells Fargo Shares Are Down Today Wells shares -- along with its large bank peers -- have ridden the wave of exuberance that replaced the "great fear" of the first quarter. |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2009
Anand Chokkavelu |
The Market Meltdown: A Year Later Are we better off today? |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2009
Anand Chokkavelu |
Roundtable: The Biggest Threat to Banking Is the biggest threat to banking commercial real estate? Credit card losses? Falling housing prices? Derivatives? Government regulation? Something else? |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
At AIG, History Hideously Repeats AIG, the world's largest insurer, posts its second straight record quarterly loss, caused by a massive writedown of derivatives exposed to bad mortgage investments. |
U.S. Banker
November 2009 |
Wachovia's End The stakes were high. The maneuvering was unprecedented. An inside look at the rescue of a banking giant and its place in the debate over systemic risk. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2007
Joseph Khattab |
Time to Dump the Banks? After reading the FDIC's quarterly report, you may just want to dump every financial investment you own, but don't panic just yet. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2008
Matt Koppenheffer |
Wachovia and National City Disappoint Both banks reported fourth-quarter results that were not just down versus last year, they were downright ugly. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Bottom-Fishing With National City National City shares hit a 52-week low. Unfortunately for the Cleveland-based bank, better-performing peers have also reached new lows, putting National at the bottom of the bottom. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Consumer Bites Citigroup Losses in U.S. consumer banking depress earnings for the fourth quarter at the financial firm. For investors looking for all-around worldwide play on both consumer and corporate finance, Citigroup is still at least worth the time for due diligence. |
The Motley Fool
July 23, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Terrible, Wachovia, Absolutely Terrible Wachovia swung to a second-quarter net loss of nearly $9 billion, or $4.20 per share, pummeling analyst estimates of a $0.78-per-share loss. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2009
Morgan Housel |
With Lewis Gone, Is Pandit Next? Citigroup's current CEO, Vikram Pandit, replaced Chuck Prince in 2007, so he can't be blamed for many of Citi's problems. But you can still argue that he should be replaced. |
The Motley Fool
January 2, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Sizing Up Banking's New Giants Didn't we learn our lesson about letting banks become "too big to fail"? What's left of the banking industry after recent consolidations is becoming bigger and potentially more complex once again. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Banking Brouhaha: Day 4 Every day is filled with more financial folly than you can shake a stick at. It's as if banks are lining up on an escalator that unloads at the edge of a cliff; as soon as one falls, the next in line becomes the crisis du jour. |
The Motley Fool
December 1, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Banks: The Problem That Won't Go Die Quietly Massive loan losses still remain on bank balance sheets. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Citigroup Gets the Government Out of Its Hair One step closer to freedom. |
The Motley Fool
October 15, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Poor, Poor Citigroup Who loves the beleaguered bank? Only Uncle Sam. |
The Motley Fool
November 25, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Tough Times at the FDIC Show me the money. Things are looking bleak for deposit insurance fund levels. |
The Motley Fool
September 26, 2008
Anand Chokkavelu |
WaMu Gets Failed Out Another one's gone. Another one gets bigger. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2011
Russ Krull |
Big Banks Banking Big Bucks Some good news on banks from the FDIC. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Keep Your Eye On BB&T Increased credit losses don't spoil the outlook for this bank. |
The Motley Fool
October 17, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Citigroup: More Work to Do Better transparency could lead to better valuations for this mega-cap bank. |
Bank Systems & Technology
October 3, 2008
Orla O'Sullivan |
In Sudden Turn, Wells to Buy Wachovia In a surprise announcement, Wells Fargo announced it will be acquiring Charlotte-based Wachovia in a $15 billion stock swap, throwing a monkey wrench in Citi's aspirations to buy the financial institution, as was announced last week. |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2011
Nick Nejad |
Wells Fargo's CEO on Market Share, Repurchase Risk Two points you may have missed from the bank's fourth-quarter results. |
The Motley Fool
November 10, 2010
Morgan Housel |
A Short History of Bank Failures Why the financial system is more vulnerable now than ever before. |
