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The Institutional Risk Analyst
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Sep 11, 20175 min read
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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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Sep 5, 20178 min read
The Interview: Paul Murphy, Cadence Bancorporation
Brooklyn | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we speak to Paul Murphy, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director,...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Aug 29, 20175 min read
Fed Chairs & Credit Bubbles
New York | Fed Chair Janet Yellen’s defense of the benefits of regulation last week in Jackson Hole probably killed her chances for...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Aug 22, 20176 min read
Mortgage Finance Update: Winter is Here
New York | After several weeks on the road talking to mortgage professionals and business owners, below is an update on the world of...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Aug 14, 20177 min read
The Interview: George Gleason, Bank of the Ozarks
In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we speak to George Gleason, II, Chairman and CEO of Bank of the Ozarks (NASDAQ:OZRK). ...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Aug 11, 20177 min read
Housing & Mobility
"When we get piled upon one another in large cities, as in Europe, we shall become as corrupt as Europe." Thomas Jefferson New York |...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Aug 7, 20175 min read
The Volcker Rule & the London Whale
"It is not down in any map; true places never are." Moby Dick Herman Melville San Diego | News reports that prosecutors have dropped...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Jul 31, 20176 min read
Europe's Banking Dysfunction Worsens
“While the US and the UK have been mired in political chaos this year, the EU has enjoyed improved economic conditions and some political...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Jul 26, 20175 min read
Bitcoin: Fake Asset or Security?
“I came of age on Wall Street when the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board—he was William McChesney Martin—condemned even trace amounts...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Jul 18, 20175 min read
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...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Jul 13, 20177 min read
Q2 2017 Bank Earnings Outlook
Teton Springs | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we take a prospective look at Q2 2107 earnings for the large cap banks...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Jul 9, 20176 min read
US Equities: Unwinding the Yellen Leveraged Buyout
“When the music stops, in terms of liquidity, things will be complicated. But as long as the music is playing, you’ve got to get up and...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Jul 5, 20176 min read
Fade the Great Rotation into Europe
New York | News last week that European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi was considering an end to the ECB’s extraordinary purchases of...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Jun 27, 20176 min read
Do Stress Tests Help Bank Stocks?
Q: Are the annual stress tests good for bank stocks? See discussion on Yahoo Finance by clicking here (Interview starts at 12:30). Early...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Jun 23, 20173 min read
View from the Lake: Stress Tests & Tight Lines
Grand Lake Stream | The IRA is writing today from Camp Kotok, which is held each year at Leen’s Lodge in Grand Lake Stream, Maine. We...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Jun 19, 20175 min read
Inflation Trade: AMZN + WFM
“Markets go up on an escalator, they come down on an elevator. This is the most hideously overvalued market in history.” David Stockman...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Jun 15, 20178 min read
Regulation is the Issue in Housing Finance
Below are some thoughts for the discussion at Cato Institute in Washington, D.C., today, “Financial Crisis and Reform: Have We Done...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Jun 11, 20176 min read
One & Done: Fed Rate Hikes End in June
“Stock prices have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau." Irving Fisher October 1929 This Thursday The IRA’s Christopher...
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R. Christopher Whalen
Jun 8, 20177 min read
The Interview: John Kanas, BankUnited
In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we speak to John A. Kanas, Chairman of BankUnited (NYSE:BKU). Kanas rose to prominence...
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By: R. Christopher Whalen
Jun 6, 20176 min read
The Neo-Keynesian Era Ends at the Federal Reserve Board
"[F]rom early spring throughout 2009 and until mid-year 2010, the Fed engaged in the first major quantitative easing program of purchases...
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