The Institutional Risk Analyst

Just imagine if NYC files bankruptcy before Election Day...

Rather than asking some bureaucrat in Washington, let’s let the market decide.

Numbers define value, enable commerce and compensate for work.

Jonathan a keen judge of the real estate market environment and the economy.

In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we speak with Amy Brandt, President and CEO of Docutech, which was acquired by First American (NYSE:FAF) ear...

New York | This week in The Institutional Risk Analyst, we ponder the state of the bezzle, that fluffy, frothy portion atop the political economy that feeds ...

The present primary dealer system is a relic of the past when Treasury securities were paper documents....

In this issue of the Institutional Risk Analyst, we feature a comment by David Stevens, CEO of Mountain Lake Consulting and former President and CEO of the M...

We anticipate that net loss rates will rise quickly from the historic lows seen over the past several years to and even exceeding 100% loss

The FHFA agenda is tantamount to a bailout for the GSEs at the expense of bank and nonbank servicers

What I emphasize to our team is stick to your knitting. If you are a grain trader, your job is to trade grain spreads.

New York | This week, The Institutional Risk Analyst releases our Q1 2020 bank earnings report, which is for sale in our online store. In our latest credit c...

The current mess in the housing sector is entirely the fault of Washington....

New York | In our March 22nd issue (“What Must Be Done to Support Housing Finance?”), we talked about what needed to happen in the market for mortgage backed...

As Q1 2020 ends, the global banking industry faces a world that has been completely changed by the economic impact of the Wuhan virus, COVID19. Financing mar...

New York | As the US financial markets get ready for another volatile week, leaders in the mortgage finance sector spent the weekend in meetings with regulat...

The Fed can very directly add liquidity to the domestic scene by initiating a massive program to purchase agency and government mortgages

“It is not learning, grace nor gear Nor easy meat nor drink But bitter pinch of pain and fear That makes creation think”

The panic in the media is having outsized consequences for people, companies and society.

Q: Is the Federal Open Market Committee killing America's banks? A: Yes