Deutsche Bank, GSEs & Systemic Risk
New York | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we ponder how the actions or inaction of policy makers can create systemic...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Jun 23, 2019
- 5 min
The View from the Lake
Grand Lake Stream | One of the great things about fishing is that it provides an opportunity to reset perspectives, both through...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Jun 16, 2019
- 5 min
Mortgage Prepayments Vex Ginnie Mae
New York | Last week The Institutional Risk Analyst participated the Ginnie Mae Summit in Washington. The event was packed and featured...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Jun 11, 2019
- 3 min
What if No Rate Cuts in 2019??
New York | This week we announce the release of The IRA Bank Book for Q2 2019, a publication of The Institutional Risk Analyst. In this...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Jun 5, 2019
- 7 min
Aftermath: Interview with James Rickards
New York | Last week in The Institutional Risk Analyst, we gave you a taste of today’s interview with author and consultant Jim Rickards...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Jun 2, 2019
- 3 min
Fed Policies Hurt Bank Earnings
New York | A year ago in The Institutional Risk Analyst, we predicted that net interest income for the US banking industry would flatten...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- May 27, 2019
- 6 min
Is it Too Late for Tesla?
New York | In May of last year, we suggested that it may be time for Elon Musk to declare victory and sell Tesla Motors (TSLA) to one of...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- May 21, 2019
- 5 min
Squeeze Play: Rising Funding Costs, Flat to Down Yields
New York | This week The Institutional Risk Analyst is participating at The Mortgage Bankers Association Secondary Conference, one of the...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- May 16, 2019
- 6 min
The Interview: Michael Bright of SFIG
New York | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we speak to Michael Bright, President and CEO of the Structured Finance...
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Robert Eisenbeis
- May 10, 2019
- 4 min
Eisenbeis: Hope Is Not a Strategy
New York | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we feature a market comment from Robert Eisenbeis, Vice Chairman & Chief...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- May 6, 2019
- 5 min
Achim Dübel on Deutsche Bank AG
New York | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we talk to our friend Hans-Joachim (Achim) Dübel of FINPOLCONSULT in Berlin...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Apr 29, 2019
- 5 min
Risk On: Falling Real Estate Prices
“Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.” Irving Fisher Autumn 1929 New York | Is the free ride over for...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Apr 22, 2019
- 5 min
Is it Springtime in Housing?
New York | Last week the Mortgage Bankers Association released their annual production report for 2018. It is not a pretty picture. The...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Apr 14, 2019
- 4 min
Funding Headwinds Grow for US Banks
Orlando | This week The Institutional Risk Analyst is participating in the Information Exchange sponsored by Black Knight, Inc. (BKI),...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Apr 8, 2019
- 4 min
Forget Everything You Heard About Rising Interest Rates
La Jolla | This week The Institutional Risk Analyst is in La Jolla for The Chairman's Conference of The California Mortgage Bankers...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Mar 31, 2019
- 6 min
Is there a bull case for Wells Fargo & Co?
New York | Last week Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) finally got her scalp. Tim Sloan, CEO of Wells Fargo & Co (WFC) resigned, part of...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Mar 24, 2019
- 5 min
Bank Earnings and QE/QT
New York | In the most recent edition of The IRA Bank Book, we note that the rate of increase in funding costs for US banks in 2018 was a...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Mar 17, 2019
- 8 min
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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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Mar 10, 2019
- 9 min
The Interview: David Kotok on GSIBs, Markets and Central Banks
San Francisco | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we feature a conversation with David Kotok, Chairman and Chief...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
- Mar 6, 2019
- 2 min
The IRA Bank Book + Top Ten US Banks
In this edition of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we announce the release of The IRA Bank Book for Q1 2019. We focus on some of the key...
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