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Junk CLOs? More QE? And Liquidity Risk

New York | With the end of Q2 2019 earnings in sight, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that the rate of change in US...

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HELOCs and Transformational REPO

New York | We had a great trip last week, participating in Ellie Mae’s (ELLI) Experience 2019 and surveying the rich (and water sodden)...

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Which Are the Best Performing US Banks?

New York | Which are the best performing banks in the US? Equity returns for the entire industry averaged 11.4% in Q1’18, up from 9.6%...

Goldman Sachs & the Volcker Rule

Austin | Last week we heard optimistic noises coming from some of the top executives in the world of mortgage finance at the...

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Bank Earnings & Fed Chairs

New York | Earlier this week we appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to talk about bank earnings and the Fed. The results from the top-four...

How Much Lower Will Bank Stocks Fall?

Since the November 2016 election, large cap financials have moved sharply higher, in the case of Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) up almost 60%....

For Big Banks, Profits Not Capital is the Issue

This week brings the start of Q1 2017 earnings for many banks, large and small. In order to better inform the subsequent...