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Unsafe and Unsound Investment Portfolio Practices Description: Supplemental Guidance This bulletin alerts banks to the potential risk to future earnings and capital from poor investment decisions made at the current low level of interest rates... |
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What the Yield Curve Does (and Doesn't) Tell Us Regardless of the slope of the existing yield curve -- positive, flat, or negative -- bankers will benefit from strategies designed to cope with the uncertainty of changing interest rates. |
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European Banks' Last Laugh (Extended) European lenders tend to keep the risk in-house, so they're more careful about who borrows. Home buyers take on a lot less debt. |
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The Big Guys Had A Good Run Last Year. But don't expect it to last. Median return on equity last year topped 15 percent as many banks rode the fumes of the mortgage boom -- which is now fading. This year and next will be tougher. |
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The Evolving Role of Commercial Banks in U.S. Credit Markets A careful analysis of U.S. financial sector data shows that banks' share of the financial services market has not shrunk to the extent that is commonly asserted. Moreover, banks have assumed leading roles in providing some of the newer types of financial services products, such as credit card securitizations and mortgage banking services. |
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CDs Aren't Just for Grandma Anymore If you're looking for a no-risk investment with the best yields you can get, look no further than bank CDs. |
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Paying for Quality With bonds, sometimes it pays to get the best. Investors and mutual funds that are buying lower-quality bonds may find that they would've been better off sticking with Treasuries in the long run. |
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The Next Shoe to Drop Billionaire investor George Soros speaks about the possibility of defaults on CDSs hangs like "a sword of Damocles that is bound to fall," and how this could be a financial calamity in the making. |
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The Rise of Sovereign Wealth Funds Sovereign wealth funds are major state-owned players of the 21st century. So, what happens when the 21st-century state meets the 19th-century private sector? The outcome remains to be seen. |
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Transfer That Risk! With more and more bankruptcies and defaults, many banks can protect themselves with credit derivatives. There are dangers in using them, but if used intelligently, they can be a boon to many banks... |
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Unlocking Your Investment Capital Many companies can double or even triple their capacity to invest in strategic assets and competencies by properly managing their risk balance sheet. |
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Your Sovereign Debt Crisis Survival Guide The global economy is far from healthy, so how should you prepare for the worst? |
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Only the Strong Shall Thrive Financially sound companies find gold in credit mayhem even as weaker players fear the game is up. |
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Learning from the Past Countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council confronted the global financial crisis from a position of strength. |
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6 Keys to Bottom-Fishing for Banks A tip sheet for buying banks on the cheap: 1. Low price-to-book multiple... 2. Small deposit premiums/high deposit quality... etc. |
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Emerging Bond Market Stalls Investor concern about the U.S. economy casts a long shadow. |
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The Lending Squeeze The tightening credit conditions is causing some financial advisors to have trouble getting loans for clients. |
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Stepping Up Your Savings Some CDs come with bells and whistles; be sure you understand how they work. |
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January 1, 2006
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Wider Spreads Yield Opportunity Commercial mortgage-backed securities spreads have a habit of tightening early in the New Year, and the smart money seems to be betting on that occurring again in early 2006. But a new CMBS player has emerged, too -- hedge funds. |
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February 2008
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Waiting for the Other Shoe To Drop? Not Really. We'll soon see how contagious the mortgage flu is for other banking business lines, particularly corporate lending. |
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The Credit Crunch A Wall Streeter explains what happened and how the financial markets got into their current state. |
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The Debt Market: Signs Of Life The jump in stocks may have grabbed the headlines, but a budding recovery in the credit market is the real good news. |
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February 29, 2008
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U.K.'s FSA Considering Tougher Bank Regulation U.K. regulators are weighing changes that could require banks to deploy reporting technologies that will keep regulators abreast of problems in a more timely manner. |
FDIC FYI
November 26, 2002 |
Quarterly Banking Profile Commercial Banking Performance, Third Quarter 2002 Gains on securities sales keep earnings near record level... Weakness in overseas operations limits industry profits... Margins improve at community banks, decline at larger institutions... Strong mortgage demand fuels growth in loans... Asset-quality problems continue to grow at large banks |
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March 2009
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Trade Finance Stumbles The rising cost and declining availability of finance for imports and exports is taking a toll, especially in emerging markets. |
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September 1, 2005
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Straight Talk Risky Business Even as financial markets evolve, we have to constantly rethink the ways they are regulated and supported by policy, all the while being careful not to snuff out creativity and innovation. Only then will we be able to utilize their true potential. |
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7 Real Estate Finance Myths Unveiled Discover the market factors that really are influencing today's real estate transactions. |
