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Mortgage Crises Yesterday and Today
As we move into Q4 2021 earnings, keep your eyes peeled for news of restructuring of urban commercial commercial and multifamily properties
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Jan 4, 20226 min read


Zombie Banks, Crypto & MSRs
Fact is, we are all staring at computers or handsets, all of which are connected to the internet.
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Oct 15, 20217 min read


Bank Earnings Setup: Rebound to 2020
Many of the better managed financials that we track have become sellers of assets rather than buyers in the past several months.
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Oct 12, 20216 min read


Banks & REITs Fly as Fundamentals Weaken
If we told you that a group of banks and REITs outperformed fintech stocks during the first nine months of 2021, what would you say?
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Sep 7, 20215 min read


Lee Adler: Banks Are As Fragile As Ever
Every time there’s a critical problem in the banking system due to banker malfeasance, the Fed steps in to paper it over....
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Jun 1, 20214 min read


Update: Rising Interest Rates & Mortgage Servicing
The Fed’s chief concern is keeping the Treasury debt market open and functional. Liquidity includes cash and risk-free collateral...
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May 25, 20215 min read


Update: Q1 2021 Bank Earnings
US banks are running at income levels that are less than half of a year ago...
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Mar 25, 20217 min read


The Bank Book Q1 2021: Loss Reserve Releases to Boost Earnings
We anticipate significant loan loss reserve releases back into income in Q1 2021 and thereafter as banks adjust their loan loss provisions
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Mar 12, 20218 min read


Interest Rates, Spreads & Reserve Bank Presidents
Whenever interest rates rise, the amen chorus on Wall Street starts to warble about the benefits to banks.
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Jan 14, 20214 min read


Bank Profile: Citigroup
In November 2019 we published a negative risk profile for Citigroup Inc (NYSE:C). We reaffirm the negative risk profile...
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Sep 22, 202012 min read


Asset Price Inflation with Capital Losses
The FOMC can accelerate lending, but it cannot ameliorate either the negative impact on credit or the torrent of loan prepayments...
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Sep 8, 20204 min read


The IRA Bank Book Q3 2020
Quarterly net income for all FDIC-insured commercial banks fell 70% YOY...
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Aug 31, 202012 min read
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