The Institutional Risk Analyst

How is Goldman going to extricate itself from this profoundly unattractive business with AAPL without destroying Apple Card?

WFC is not even out of dodge yet, but TD has cut off the fingers of one hand in yakuza style and is now headed for years of misery

In opposing Basel III, Chopra is doing the bidding of Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) but big banks are very happy to have no rule at all.

Many homes in FL no longer have adequate home owners insurance much less federal flood insurance.

The Citi decision to exit mortgage servicing perhaps made sense in 2017, but today not so much.

The markets got their rate cut over the past six months and now may have to give some of that back.

If you believe that there is no recession coming in 2025, what is the logical response from an informed investment professional?

The Treasury should begin to buy gold again to demonstrate that the dollar is real.

How will the sudden shift in Fed policy impact financials? Are we headed for a recession?

Why should a private Fannie Mae be a 20% risk weight under Basel III, but PFSI or Mr. Cooper (COOP) are 100%?

If President Donald Trump wins in November, he’ll be more than justified in demanding Jerome Powell’s immediate resignation.

The Q3 interest rate rally still leaves the industry with a negative capital position since the average securities yield is only 3%

The big story nobody is discussing is the fact that large banks led by JPM, BAC and TFC continue to sell off briskly

As the federal debt rises, bank reserves must rise as well and with it inflation.

In the third quarter of publishing the Indices, so far picking quality banks seems to matter more than following the passive ETF herd

Axos continues to rebound after the bear raid by Hindenburg Research. AX ranked 18th in the WGA Bank Top Index in Q3 2024 vs 98th for SOFI

SCHW needs to take advantage of their strong operating leverage and repair some needless damage done during COVID by inept bank management.

In dollar terms, the moves in 2023 were tiny vs the post March rally in 2020.

Banks lose money every single day by holding onto a below market security from the 2019-2021 period.

If you were really, REALLY going to do mortgage warehouse lending in today's market, KEY would be the better platform, not BNS.