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Preferred Stock Market Going Through Changes Regulatory changes may lead to a dramatic fall in issuance. If you plan to invest client assets in preferred stocks, be sure to put on your financial analyst's hat.  |
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Capital Management: Banking's Trickiest Juggling Act More than ever, directors are keeping their eyes fixed on the balance sheet, in an effort to reach perfect harmony between regulatory soundness and profitability.  |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2001 Fick & Mitsoff |
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Pardon Me, George Soros Clearing up misconceptions about TARP.  |
FDIC FYI January 14, 2003 |
Basel and the Evolution of Capital Regulation: Moving Forward, Looking Back How much capital is enough? How bank regulators have answered this question during the post World War II period has been shaped by two contending strands of thought.  |
OCC Bulletin March 5, 2001 |
Risk-Based Capital -- Nonfinancial Equity Investments This bulletin on the regulatory capital treatment of nonfinancial equity investments was motivated by the agencies' belief that equity investment activities generally involve risks that are higher than the risks associated with many traditional banking activities...  |
The Motley Fool September 1, 2011 Shubh Datta |
1 Regional Bank Shareholders Will Like First Horizon posted strong earnings on the back of falling provisions for bad loans.  |
CFO May 1, 2009 Edward Teach |
How Healthy Is Your Bank? With more failures expected in 2009, CFOs should subject their banks to a thorough checkup.  |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2011 Jack Milligan |
In the Eye of the Storm Former Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan speaks candidly about the financial crisis of 2008, the landmark Dodd-Frank Act and the need for minimum loan underwriting standards for the banking industry.  |
CFO March 1, 2009 Vincent Ryan |
The Big Freeze CFOs hope government intervention will soon thaw frozen credit markets. That's not likely.  |
| FDIC FYI |
FYI: An Update on Emerging Issues in Banking Assessing the banking industry's exposure to an implicit government guarantee of gses  |
U.S. Banker March 2008 Thomas Killian |
Surviving the 2007 Financial Crisis A four-point plan for bank managements and boards of directors to successfully weather these challenging financial times.  |
OCC Bulletin January 31, 2002 |
Risk-Based Capital -- Nonfinancial Equity Investments Similar to the earlier proposal, this final rule requires a series of marginal capital charges on equity investments that increase with the level of those investments relative to the bank's Tier 1 capital...  |
U.S. Banker May 2009 Michael Sisk |
The Repercussions of Reform After months of Congressional hearings, debates and some hysterics, only the broadest outlines of the new banking regulatory regime have emerged.  |
CFO March 1, 2010 Ryan & Leone |
Brighter Days Bank CFOs describe how they've weathered the storm, dealt with TARP, and learned many invaluable lessons.  |
The Motley Fool August 1, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique |
Improving Credit Quality Key to KeyCorp's Growth Improvement in its credit portfolio enables KeyCorp to post yet another impressive quarter.  |
U.S. Banker May 2010 Rob Garver |
No Regulatory Relief in Sight Five new rules have taken effect since Jan. 1 and at least eight more are on the way. The onslaught is posing immense challenges for banks trying to keep up.  |
U.S. Banker November 2010 Robert McDowell et al. |
Canada's Capital Lesson Bankers in the United States looking for innovative ways to raise capital would be wise to pay attention to what banks north of the border are up to.  |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2009 Deborah Scally |
Toughing It Out in 2009 The results of the Bank Director/Grant Thornton LLP 16th Bank Executive Survey show that bankers are determined to shore up their foundations and capitalize on strengths to survive the year ahead.  |
The Motley Fool November 2, 2010 Morgan Housel |
3 Things Banks Are Doing Right Reasons for optimism in a scary industry.  |
The Motley Fool March 25, 2011 Isac Simon |
Small Banks Are Still Having a Financial Crisis Yet to recover from losses, smaller banks are adopting desperate measures to pay back federal debt.  |
CFO February 1, 2011 Vincent Ryan |
Help for Small Business? Will community bankers tap a $30 billion fund intended to get capital flowing to small businesses?  |
| OCC Bulletin |
Regulatory Capital: Asset-Backed Commercial Paper Final Rule Date: August 11, 2004. The final rule amends the risk-based capital standards for the treatment of assets in asset-backed commercial paper programs consolidated under the Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities.  |
The Motley Fool June 24, 2010 Matt Koppenheffer |
Should You Buy Bank Stocks? Let's see if there are banks worth buying today.  |
HBS Working Knowledge April 23, 2008 Dwight Crane |
The Gap in the U.S. Treasury Recommendations U.S. Treasury recommendations for strengthening the regulation of the financial system are a good start but fall short, says Harvard Business School professor emeritus Dwight B. Crane.  |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2010 Mark T. Williams |
The G-20 Superpowers Should Learn From Canada Canada has been the gold standard of banking prudence.  |
OCC Bulletin September 28, 1999 |
Risk-Based Capital: Joint Statement As part of their efforts to foster readiness for year 2000, the Federal banking agencies have issued guidance to banking organizations calling for the development of contingency plans to address funding, liquidity, and other issues.  |
OCC Bulletin May 22, 2002 |
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...  |
CFO April 1, 2011 Vincent Ryan |
The Big Fail Despite the reach of Dodd-Frank, the "too-big-to-fail" bank dilemma lives on.  |
Finance & Development December 2010 |
Risky Business Global banks will adapt to the new international rules on capital and liquidity, but at what cost to investors and the financial system?  |
The Motley Fool November 12, 2009 Anand Chokkavelu |
The Bank You Need to Buy It's probably not the one you're guessing.  |
Financial Advisor October 2007 Eric Uhlfelder |
Income Alternatives Preferred stocks are some of the best sources of income that many investors don't know about.  |
| OCC Bulletin |
Regulatory Capital---Asset-Backed Commercial Paper and Early Amortization The interim final rule and the notice of proposed rulemaking amend the risk-based capital standards for the treatment of assets in asset-backed commercial paper and certain securitizations with early amortization provisions. Comments on these rulemakings are requested.  |
CFO Andrew Osterland |
And How Will You Be Paying for That? To the alternatives of cash, common shares, or a cash-common blend, you may add preferred stock to the list of preferred currencies for corporate acquisition...  |
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2010 John R. Engen |
Back in the Saddle Former FDIC chairman Bill Isaac has taken the reins as the new chairman of Fifth Third Bancorp. Here, he talks about his career, growing the bank, and why, in his view, Dodd-Frank is an unmitigated disaster.  |
U.S. Banker March 2010 Bonnie McGeer |
Gluttons for Capital In trying to satisfy an intense capital craving, the banking industry is getting both more creative and more desperate.  |
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2009 William M. Aukamp |
Some Thoughts on Regulatory Reform Before creating a new agency, Congress should be mindful of the already-heavy compliance burden born by banks.  |
Finance & Development September 2009 Randall Dodd |
Overhauling the System The United States is proposing the most radical reform of financial regulation since the New Deal.  |
Registered Rep. December 1, 2002 Eric Uhlfelder |
A Yen for Yield There's a little-known corner of the securities market that could help brokers win kudos from clients who have exhausted safe domestic sources of good yield: foreign preferred stock.  |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2009 Deborah Scally |
Outlook for M&A: 2009 Interestingly, for some banks, M&A will be a viable -- even attractive -- strategic option.  |
BusinessWeek March 26, 2007 Lewis Braham |
Overlooked And Underpriced Preferred stocks - part stock, part bond - can be worth the extra effort they demand.  |
U.S. Banker July 2009 John Engen |
Match Game If the investments in companies like BankUnited result in stronger franchises, it will confirm that perhaps there is a greater role for private equity in the banking industry.  |
The Motley Fool April 11, 2008 Tom Hutchinson |
Capital Ratio Fever Just as blood pressure and heart rate are vital measures of physical health, capital ratios are vital measures of the health and solvency of banks. Right now, those vital signs reflect a sick industry that's getting sicker.  |
U.S. Banker July 2009 Andrew Dubinsky |
Electronic Lending Could Help Avert Another Crisis If regulators had the tools in place to effectively view complex debt instruments and the links between the financial institutions that securitize, hold, and insure them this crisis may not have happened.  |
OCC Bulletin December 6, 2001 |
Risk-Based Capital-Recourse, Direct Credit Substitutes and Residual Interests The final rule amends the agencies' regulatory capital standards to align more closely the risk-based capital treatment of recourse obligations and direct credit substitutes...  |
The Motley Fool February 6, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
ETFs With a Preference Preferred stock funds offer great dividends. Read about about three preferred stock ETFs.  |
Finance & Development September 2009 Andrew Crockett |
Rebuilding the Financial Architecture What needs to be done to strengthen financial regulation and supervision?  |
Bank Systems & Technology March 19, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Citi Files for Reverse Stock Split, Exchange Offer Citigroup is following through with its plans to build capital by petitioning the SEC for permission to convert preferred shares into common stock and a reserve split.  |
Bank Systems & Technology January 5, 2009 Art Gillis |
Community Banks Are Safest Bet Reasons why community banks are healthy, even amid the horrific banking crunch.  |