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The Motley Fool
April 28, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Shakeup Looms at Bank of America Among other issues B of A investors must grapple with at their annual meeting is the fate of CEO Ken Lewis, who has been tarred and feathered after the multibillion-dollar Merrill Lynch acquisition blew up, nearly taking shareholders down with it.   |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Was Bank of America Forced to Buy Merrill? Two key questions that investors want to know the answers to are when those seemingly "unexpected" Merrill losses came to light, and why the deal was still consummated after they were discovered. |
The Motley Fool
April 23, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
Conspiracy at Bank of America? News breaks that Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis was supposedly strong-armed by the government to keep mum on the losses at Merrill Lynch. |
The Motley Fool
January 16, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Bank of America Needs a Regime Change After news of a $2.39 billion quarterly loss and the announcement that dividends are all but history Bank of America investors now have sincere reasons to question the capability of CEO Ken Lewis. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Justice for Bank of America Shareholders Bank of America shareholders are getting some justice, and those singlehandedly responsible for transforming the bank from a world-class enterprise into a taxpayer-sucking ward are being held accountable. |
The Motley Fool
October 1, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
Don't Let the Door Hit You, Ken Lewis! The CEO says the end of the year will be the end of his career with Bank of America. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Worst Stock for 2009: Bank of America Which 10 companies should you keep out of your portfolio? Find out in our special series on the Worst Stocks for 2009. Here, take a look at why Bank of America falls into the "cheap for a reason" category. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2009
Morgan Housel |
B of A's Ken Lewis: Still Mostly Clueless Maria Bartiromo asks Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis how he would prove to an upcoming shareholder meeting that Merrill Lynch won't become something that will require a 12-figure bailout by the federal government. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2009
Matt Koppenheffer |
B of A Needs a New CEO Ken Lewis had his crack at running Bank of America and it hasn't turned out well. Should he be shown the door? |
The Motley Fool
December 16, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Bernanke's Out of Bullets Ben Bernanke has spent the past year and a half firing as many bullets as possible to prop up the economy. After lowering the target on the Fed funds rate to a range of zero to 0.25%, he's finally out of ammunition. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Ken Lewis: A Fraudster, or Just Stupid? Or maybe a stupid fraudster? |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2009
Morgan Housel |
With Lewis Gone, Is Pandit Next? Citigroup's current CEO, Vikram Pandit, replaced Chuck Prince in 2007, so he can't be blamed for many of Citi's problems. But you can still argue that he should be replaced. |
The Motley Fool
June 13, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
Bank Bloopers Banking news: Bank stocks have had another awful week. Several banks are at or near their 52-week lows. |
Registered Rep.
February 2, 2009 |
BofA's Lewis In Dissidents' Sights Just months ago, he was heralded as banker of the year. Now he's the target of a group of angry shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
June 22, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Better Buy: Bank of America or Citigroup? Want to profit from the most beaten-down big banks? Here's my pick of the two. |
The Motley Fool
January 23, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Shame, Shame, John Thain The "take-the-money-and run-before-it's-too-late" behavior Merrill has exhibited at Thain's lead is, to say the least, appalling. |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Don't Fall for Citigroup's Fantasy The news that the bank is actually profitable takes stretching the truth to a whole new level. |
BusinessWeek
August 6, 2009
Roben Farzad |
Bernanke, Flying by the Seat of His Pants In Fed We Trust: Ben Bernanke's War on the Great Panic, by David Wessel, is an engrossing look at the central bank's swift reaction to the crisis, and how it is wielding its power. |
The Motley Fool
March 24, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
How the Fed Rescues Markets Lower interest rates support stock prices in several ways. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2009
Morgan Housel |
First, Fire All the Bad Bankers One thing that most see eye to eye on is that management of bailed banks should be thrown out. And why not? Most employees can be fired for showing up late, while bank CEOs are still employed after obliterating hundreds of billions of dollars in wealth. It's appalling. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2008
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Bear Bails Out Bernanke The Fed Chairman can't win. If he slashes rates, Bernanke is a bum. If he bails out an iconic investment banker, he's destroying our financial system. |
The Motley Fool
June 6, 2008
Tom Hutchinson |
This Week in Banking Banking news: It was a roller-coaster in subprime land this past week. |
The Motley Fool
September 30, 2008
Morgan Housel |
What Part of the Bailout Plan Did You Miss? Picking apart the new plan. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Bank of America: Tangled in Charlotte's Web The megabank's nightmare. |
The Motley Fool
November 9, 2007
Seth Jayson |
Bernanke's Plan to Pick Your Pocket Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke promotes an idea that would have taxpayers bail out the jumbo mortgage market. |
Bank Director
4th Quarter 2009
Jack Milligan |
For BofA, a Year of Living Dangerously While some might resent it, strong CEOs sometimes need strong boards to protect them from themselves. |
BusinessWeek
August 27, 2009
Peter Coy |
The Fed: Low Rates as Far as Bernanke Can See Why the Federal Reserve's policy of keeping short-term interest at historic lows has such broad support. |
The Motley Fool
March 4, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Is Bank of America the Next to Crumble? While comparing B of A to Citigroup is hardly apples to apples, the trend is the same: Banks with dangerously low tangible common equity ratios must raise common capital lest even moderate future losses wipe out shareholders. |
The Motley Fool
October 16, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Bank of America: Still Stumbling Another ugly quarter, but it could have been worse. |
Investment Advisor
August 2008
Melanie Waddell |
Wheels of Blueprint In Motion The SEC and the Federal Reserve Board's recent Memorandum of Understanding marks a first step; but Congress says more stringent financial services regulations are warranted. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Throwdown: Bank of America vs. JPMorgan Let's compare these two megabanks to see which is the stronger company. |
The Motley Fool
August 25, 2009
Alex Dumortier |
Bernanke Is Sentenced to 4 More Years President Obama announced his nomination of "Helicopter" Ben Bernanke to a second term as chairman of the Fed. Bernanke is game -- but is he the right choice? |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Bernanke Doesn't Budge Bernanke holds rates steady. Here's why that was a good idea. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
More Proof That Wall Street Is Winning The financial reform bill that a congressional committee put the finishing touches on last week was proof enough that Wall Street, not Washington, has the upper hand in this postmeltdown world. |
Registered Rep.
October 2, 2008 |
Thain Gets a Job at Bank of America Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain has accepted an offer to be president of Global Banking, Securities and Wealth Management at Bank of America. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Bank of America vs. Taxpayers Taxpayers offered their help. Now Bank of America doesn't want to pay up. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Here Comes the Pain for Thain Just days after resigning from Bank of America, former Merrill Lynch CEO John Thain has been subpoenaed by the New York Attorney General regarding $4 billion in bonuses paid just days before merging with B of A. |
Registered Rep.
February 11, 2009 |
At the Break: Congressional CEO Smackdown Provides Some Entertaining Tantrums, Some Embarrassment, Mostly Bloviating Representatives The House Financial Services Committee staged a bit of theater today for the benefit of U.S. taxpayers. |
BusinessWeek
August 20, 2007
Peter Coy |
The Bernanke Agenda The Fed chairman feels the pain of subprime borrowers and the Street, but he's got his priorities. |
Registered Rep.
October 24, 2005
Halah Touryalai |
Bernanke Nomination Applauded by Brokerage Industry With the nomination of Ben Bernanke to chairman of the Federal Reserve Board -- likely the most powerful banking job in the world -- President Bush hit the nail on the head, say brokerage industry officials, as well as brokers. |
Registered Rep.
February 25, 2009
Christina Mucciolo |
News Roundup: AIG Is Keeping It(Self) Together, Merrill Made Another Gaffe, Bernanke Says No To Nationalization, Banks Get Physicals AIG is no longer planning to sell businesses to pay back the government's loan... Merrill Lynch says it seriously underestimated 2008 losses... Speculation about the nationalization of banks... Obama's speech offers few specifics... |
The Motley Fool
March 17, 2008
Seth Jayson |
Bernanke Bails Out Bear Has Bernanke saved the financial system, or has he guaranteed that we pay for Wall Street's mistakes? |
The Motley Fool
January 22, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Gone So Soon, John Thain? Merrill Lynch's John Thain has bowed out just weeks after selling his firm to Bank of America. |
InternetNews
March 28, 2007
Paul Shread |
Bernanke Blasts Bulls Stocks fell Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke made it clear that inflation remains a big concern for the Fed... Accenture gained on strong results... VocalTec fell on its outlook... etc. |
Registered Rep.
January 26, 2009
John Aidan Byrne |
New Head, But Same Old Mission For Merrill's Retail Bank of America has named general counsel Brian Moynihan, an executive well versed in legal and business principles, to replace John Thain. |
The Motley Fool
July 9, 2008
Rich Duprey |
Getting Burned by Bernanke His proposal to expand the Fed's power might incinerate the economy. |
The Motley Fool
April 11, 2008
Chuck Saletta |
The Next Unsustainable Asset Bubble As long as the first response to any financial stress is a quick infusion of cheap money, the formation of the next bubble is a virtual certainty. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2008
Morgan Housel |
Will This Rate Cut Work? What does the Fed's latest tax cut mean for the economy? |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2008
Alex Dumortier |
Who Got the Better Deal: B of A or Merrill Shareholders? Merrill Lynch and Bank of America shareholders both approved the latter's acquisition of the former. However, the veneer of formal votes and the hearty handshakes of chief executives mask a critical question: Who got the better deal? |
The Motley Fool
March 18, 2009
Morgan Housel |
Bernanke Swarms In I just worry he won't be able to swarm out as quickly. |
