Profile: PNC v U.S. Bancorp v Truist Financial
U.S. Bancorp, PNC and Truist Financial hold great value creation potential. But which is likely to realize this potential?
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Christopher Whalen
R. Christopher Whalen
- Aug 23, 2021
- 7 min
Interview: Lee Smith, Flagstar Bank
We expect to see a lot more M&A activity over the next 12 – 18 months, as that’s the only way for some players to grow share.
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Aug 19, 2021
- 6 min
Fed Chairman Jay Powell as RobinHood
There is, after all, no free lunch for investors when the Fed is serving the thin meal of Financial Repression
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Jul 27, 2021
- 6 min
Anti-Money Laundering, Know Your Customer and the End of Offshore Crypto
Could the tether market and a small, little-known private bank in the Bahamas be the precursor of the next systemic market event in the US?
1,382 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Jul 23, 2021
- 5 min
Profile: Bank of America (BAC)
BAC is the worst performing bank in the top-five US commercial banks and often underperforms the average for Peer Group 1.
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Jul 19, 2021
- 7 min
GNMA Issuer Rule Threatens Government Market
This rule could cost literally tens of billions in losses to banks and nonbanks alike...
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Jul 15, 2021
- 5 min
Profile: Wise Ltd (LSE:WISE)
WISE is a play on the relentless advance of technology that lowers costs and eventually forces change in the legacy world of banking and pay
372 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Jul 12, 2021
- 3 min
Q2 2021 Bank Earnings Setup | GS, JPM, FRC | NIM Lower for Longer
Cheap liquidity c/o the FOMC does little for bank earnings when asset returns are also falling
519 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Jul 6, 2021
- 6 min
Jay Powell Defends the Lower Bound
We anticipate a shift in deposits out of banks and into the Fed that could further complicate liquidity in Q3 2021.
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Jun 30, 2021
- 7 min
Profile: Blend Labs, Inc ("BLND")
Is BLND worth more than RKT, or entrenched data monopolies and solution providers such as BKI or even CLGX?
859 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Jun 28, 2021
- 5 min
Fed Hikes Rates, Rescues Money Market Funds
When you hear people talking about the Fed tapering QE next year, you know they are behind the proverbial curve.
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Jun 21, 2021
- 4 min
Juneteenth and Wall Street
The big banks in Boston, New York and London did not support “Lincoln’s War”
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Jun 17, 2021
- 9 min
Upstart Holdings: Victory for AI? Or Not...
While the progress in machine learning is impressive, horsepower in terms of computational capacity does not translate into intelligence.
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Jun 14, 2021
- 5 min
BIS Says "No Thanks" to Bitcoin for Payments
The BIS is essentially saying to the banking industry that bitcoin is not a permitted asset for depositories. Adios bitcoin!
1,562 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Jun 8, 2021
- 7 min
Icons of Meme Investing
Fed Chairman Jay Powell effectively is short an equity put option to the world...
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Jun 3, 2021
- 10 min
The IRA Bank Book Q2 2021: Lower Earnings Ahead
If you back reserve releases out of Q1 2021 bank results, revenues and earnings were down and trend is headed lower due to QE
348 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Jun 1, 2021
- 4 min
Lee Adler: Banks Are As Fragile As Ever
Every time there’s a critical problem in the banking system due to banker malfeasance, the Fed steps in to paper it over....
908 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- May 25, 2021
- 5 min
Update: Rising Interest Rates & Mortgage Servicing
The Fed’s chief concern is keeping the Treasury debt market open and functional. Liquidity includes cash and risk-free collateral...
689 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- May 21, 2021
- 5 min
Fed Prepares to Go Direct with Liquidity
Why did the Fed feel the need to absorb $351 billion in cash yesterday via reverse repurchase (RRP) transactions?
7,240 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Apr 22, 2021
- 6 min
Citigroup: Breaking Up is Hard to Do
Citi has drifted through years of government ownership and weak leadership by the board of directors
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