The Institutional Risk Analyst

A "normal" level for US bank deposits would be closer to $15 trillion than $19.9 trillion today.

NRZ must pay $400 million to Fortress to end the relationship with the external manager, a final act of squeezing NRZ shareholders

Issuing CMOs via the GSEs could help the FOMC out of its trading mess, but represents a monumental irony.

Even as the FOMC raises interest rates, we caution our readers to be prepared for disappointment from banks near term

Given the demand for safe assets, the true risk free rate today is probably less than zero. Ponder that Chairman Powell

We see an at least equal chance that margins will get squeezed for agency and MSR investors before they expand via higher interest rates

As a result of the adoption of "artificial intelligence," the 21st Century investor is mostly a victim in waiting.

If investors and partner banks don’t want to buy UPST loans at current market rates, then the game is over in an originate to sell model

By the end of August, the bugs are gone but the fish are still biting, making for a perfect way to end the summer.

Market risk realized today becomes credit risk tomorrow...

The sharp rise in bank stocks in 2021 coincided with a surge in operating income due to COVID. Now we reverse that trend in 2022...

Net, net, the dynamics in the market are actually forcing interest rates down

The reduction in the Fed's balance sheet is the largest ever margin call on equity exposures of all descriptions.

Q: What do Elon Musk and Masayoshi Son have in common? Gigantic margin loans...

The new technology that powers the Sagent-Cooper vision for servicing is already proven in the market

Benevolence, as Chris and I noted in our book "Financial Stability," always gets you more bang for the buck than being miserable.

ICE buying the revenue streams represented by BKI is a big bet on yesterday, not a bold initiative to change the mortgage industry

Chairman Powell’s demeanor during the press conference when he spoke with Mike McKee suggests a man who knows he has a problem.

Even as Powell signals willingness to take interest rate targets higher, he has put off a decision on the Fed's balance sheet until June.

Take the financials and add some unicorn dust in terms of innovation to the mix and perhaps a double-digit PE ratio for PYPL makes sense.