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The Motley Fool March 4, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Is Bank of America the Next to Crumble? While comparing B of A to Citigroup is hardly apples to apples, the trend is the same: Banks with dangerously low tangible common equity ratios must raise common capital lest even moderate future losses wipe out shareholders. |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Invest in the Bailout! Nasdaq OMX Group has created an index that tracks every U.S.-listed institution that has received more than $1 billion in bailout funds, called the Government Relief Index. |
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Morgan Housel |
B of A's Ken Lewis: Still Mostly Clueless Maria Bartiromo asks Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis how he would prove to an upcoming shareholder meeting that Merrill Lynch won't become something that will require a 12-figure bailout by the federal government. |
The Motley Fool March 19, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Bank Stocks Explode While bank stocks have exploded, a lot, in recent weeks, there's still much reason to be pessimistic. Quite a bit of it. |
The Motley Fool March 4, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
B of A CEO Quibbles Over $10 Billion Ken Lewis calls his request for $20 billion in aid from the government to complete the acquisition of Merrill Lynch "a tactical mistake," saying he should have requested ... just $10 billion. |
The Motley Fool April 27, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Pick the Unlucky Bank The Treasury's stress test will show that at least one bank needs more capital. Who might it be? |
The Motley Fool February 26, 2009 Morgan Housel |
How Much Money Will It Take to Save the Banks? NYU economic professor Nouriel Roubini estimates banks still need at least $1.4 trillion of new capital to get back on a sustainable path, suggesting therefore that the U.S. banking system is effectively insolvent in the aggregate. |
The Motley Fool April 15, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
Is Wells Fargo $50 Billion Short? Wells Fargo will require an extra $50 billion in common equity if it is to repay its TARP investment and achieve a reasonable capital cushion. |
The Motley Fool October 1, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer |
Don't Let the Door Hit You, Ken Lewis! The CEO says the end of the year will be the end of his career with Bank of America. |
The Motley Fool October 23, 2009 |
Roundtable: Sell This Bank Three analysts ... three bank sells. |
The Motley Fool September 2, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
B of A Wants Uncle Sam Out -- Should You Get In? As B of A prepares a government exit, should investors take the entrance door by picking up some of the bank's common shares? |
The Motley Fool April 23, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer |
Conspiracy at Bank of America? News breaks that Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis was supposedly strong-armed by the government to keep mum on the losses at Merrill Lynch. |
The Motley Fool October 14, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer |
JPMorgan Gets Stung but Looks Strong JPMorgan's bottom line took a hit during the third quarter from a tough trading and investment banking environment. |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2012 Ilan Moscovitz |
What's Next for Bank Stocks A recap of Tuesday's biggest movers. |
The Motley Fool April 22, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Citigroup's Wishful Thinking Paying back the TARP might be harder for some banks than you think. |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2008 Alex Dumortier |
Wall Street Sells State Street -- Should You Be Buying? Weighing possible upside against potential exposures. |
The Motley Fool April 28, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
It's Official (Almost): BofA, Citi Need Capital The government's preliminary results indicate that both these banks have capital shortfalls that need to be stopped up by raising common equity levels. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer |
Avoid These Banks in 2011 Make sure you get the most out of the banking sector in the year ahead by steering clear of these banks. |
The Motley Fool January 15, 2012 Anand Chokkavelu |
Why Bank of America Could Be the Dow's Biggest Winner in 2012 Don't be surprised if Bank of America continues its upswing and goes from worst to first on the Dow this year. |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Ilan Moscovitz |
What Will Happen on Wall Street Today? A recap of today's biggest moves in the banking sector. |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2009 Morgan Housel |
The Long, Slow, Death of Citigroup What the latest attempt to save the beleaguered bank means for the company, the market, and you. |
The Motley Fool January 18, 2012 Ilan Moscovitz |
2 Banking Trends to Watch Today A recap of today's biggest moves. |
The Motley Fool April 23, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
Did Wells Fargo Miss Its Window? The bank's balance sheet still looks excessively leveraged, and I think the company's sterling reputation may be causing investors and analysts to gloss over that fact. |
The Motley Fool April 23, 2009 Morgan Housel |
4 Reasons Banks Still Scare Me Bank investors have made buckets of money over the past month. That's great. But when fear switches to elation as quickly as it has, while banks' underlying problems are still alive and well, you have to think things are getting overcooked. |
The Motley Fool February 19, 2009 Morgan Housel |
JPMorgan Chase Wants to Pay You Back More and more, banks are looking at ways to repay TARP funds. |
The Motley Fool October 20, 2009 |
Roundtable: Buy This Bank Three analysts, three bank picks. |
The Motley Fool December 17, 2008 Morgan Housel |
No Good News for Morgan Stanley If Morgan Stanley really is retreating from the old investment banking model, then what's next for the investment-bank-turned-bank-holding-company? |
The Motley Fool May 19, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
Time Is Running Out for Small and Mid-Sized Banks Stress testing the entire U.S. banking system. |
The Motley Fool April 28, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Shakeup Looms at Bank of America Among other issues B of A investors must grapple with at their annual meeting is the fate of CEO Ken Lewis, who has been tarred and feathered after the multibillion-dollar Merrill Lynch acquisition blew up, nearly taking shareholders down with it. |
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 16, 2009 Morgan Housel |
JPMorgan Dodges a Bullet ... for Now The banking giant turns avoids disaster, for now, but alas, more tests are on the way. |
The Motley Fool October 27, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer |
These Banks Are Scarier Than Halloween Little, if anything, has changed in banking, and that's a good reason to be scared. |
The Motley Fool February 27, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Citigroup Unravels Partial nationalization of the struggling bank becomes reality, but it's not nearly enough to stop the bleeding. Here's why. |
The Motley Fool March 10, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Don't Fall for Citigroup's Fantasy The news that the bank is actually profitable takes stretching the truth to a whole new level. |
The Motley Fool April 29, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer |
B of A Needs a New CEO Ken Lewis had his crack at running Bank of America and it hasn't turned out well. Should he be shown the door? |
The Motley Fool January 17, 2012 Anand Chokkavelu |
Why Wells Fargo Is Up but Citi Is Tanking Differing bank earnings. |
The Motley Fool April 13, 2009 Morgan Housel |
It's Payback Time for Goldman Sachs Getting rid of TARP funds could be a turning point for Goldman Sachs -- a TARP-free Goldman would be one of the most powerful Goldmans you've ever seen. |
The Motley Fool April 20, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Big Irony From a Big Bank JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon not only avoided the bulk of the financial disaster, but also spent years fortifying JPMorgan's balance sheet in case the Big One hit. But now, he makes one big hypocritical statement. |
The Motley Fool July 6, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
Wells Fargo Takes on Goldman Sachs California lender Wells Fargo is set to bulk up the securities business it inherited from Wachovia. What will this mean for investors? |
The Motley Fool January 16, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Bank of America Needs a Regime Change After news of a $2.39 billion quarterly loss and the announcement that dividends are all but history Bank of America investors now have sincere reasons to question the capability of CEO Ken Lewis. |
The Motley Fool December 14, 2009 Anand Chokkavelu |
Roundtable: The Future of Banking Where Motley Fool analysts see banking in 10 years. |
The Motley Fool October 21, 2009 Sean Ryan |
Banking on Bank of America Bank of America's painful present belies a fruitful future. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Worst Stock for 2009: Citigroup Which 10 companies should you keep out of your portfolio? Find out in our special series on the Worst Stocks for 2009. Here, take a look at why Citigroup may not even be a stock next year. |
The Motley Fool February 19, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
Should We Bail Out Main Street or Wall Street? Really, it's all related, whether bailing out from the bottom up or the top down. |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2009 Alex Dumortier |
Worst Stock for 2009: Bank of America Which 10 companies should you keep out of your portfolio? Find out in our special series on the Worst Stocks for 2009. Here, take a look at why Bank of America falls into the "cheap for a reason" category. |
The Motley Fool November 26, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Don't Even Think About Buying Bank Stocks The obvious risk that still lies in these common bank stocks is just ridiculous. Take a look at: Citigroup... Bank of America... JPMorgan...Wells Fargo... Goldman Sachs... Morgan Stanley... |
The Motley Fool February 11, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Obama Endorses JPMorgan If the president found it appropriate to point out Jamie Dimon's success by name, why not address individual failures in an equally specific fashion? |
The Motley Fool July 30, 2009 |
Roundtable: Which Banks Are Buys? Our analysts give their picks. |
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 September 17, 2008 Morgan Housel |
Morgan Stanley Dazzles, Sort Of A good quarter, sure, but I'm interested on where the bank can go from here. |