New & Old Names in Nonbank Finance
In dollar terms, the moves in 2023 were tiny vs the post March rally in 2020.
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R. Christopher Whalen
- Feb 21
- 4 min
Does CapitalOne + Discover Financial = Shareholder Value?
Elizabeth Warren and progressives in Congress should support COF's purchase of Discover as a way to compete with monopoly JPMorgan
487 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Dec 21, 2023
- 7 min
Update: Citigroup Fights for Credibility
Citigroup picked up almost 10 points of book value since the end of Q3 2023.
608 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Nov 6, 2023
- 4 min
ACH: The Bank Deposit Ain't in the Mail
Was the breakdown of the normally stable and, indeed, routine workings of the Clearinghouse the result of bad actors?
1,190 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Feb 21, 2023
- 6 min
Is Stripe Worth $55 Billion? Really?
CEO Patrick Collison is guiding investors and the media to a $200 million profit in 2023. Selective disclosure??
559 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Jul 7, 2022
- 5 min
Top Five US Banks by Market Performance
In times of market volatility and suddenly ended delusions of easy money, the prudent path is to fly to quality.
470 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Dec 22, 2021
- 9 min
Update: Block Inc. & Upstart Holdings
Is SQ really, REALLY worth 25x book value? Our respectful answer to that question is no.
330 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Sep 9, 2021
- 6 min
The IRA Top Ten Financials
Which US financial will best weather the coming equity market correction?
390 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Aug 27, 2021
- 9 min
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?
406 views
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?
1,523 views
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
378 views
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.
553 views
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!
1,599 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?
7,332 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
331 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Jan 19, 2021
- 6 min
A Tale of Two Frauds: Bitcoin & GSE Shares
Bitcoin and Tether are technologically enabled forms of financial fraud
1,547 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Jan 10, 2021
- 8 min
Update: Square as a Bank
The evolution of fintech companies into regulated banks has implications for public market valuations...
430 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Jan 7, 2021
- 5 min
Don't Assume Dollar Market Stability
The assumption of a stable financial and economic transition in the US during 2021 is perhaps the greatest risk facing the global markets.
735 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Dec 3, 2020
- 4 min
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Blinks on LIBOR
LIBOR is a price. SOFR is an economists’ wet dream one that lacks actual utility and substance...
940 views
R. Christopher Whalen
- Oct 28, 2020
- 9 min
A Conversation With David Kotok
Next we present "Alien vs Predator" by comparing Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) with Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS)
585 views
Christopher Whalen
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