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U.S. Banker
June 2002
Robert A. Bennett |
National City: Strong, Steady Growth It's hard for outsiders to get passionate about Cleveland's National City Corp. Maybe National City's problem is that it gives investors exactly what they say they want: High-quality earnings and consistent growth. That may be what they want, but it's not terribly exciting.   |
U.S. Banker
October 2001
Robert A. Bennett |
Home Depot is his model Just as Home Depot has simplified home maintenance and expansion, Dick Kovacevich, chairman and CEO of Wells Fargo & Co., wants to help consumers design financial plans and implement them... |
U.S. Banker
December 2002
John Engen |
Hard-Core Capitalism Fifth Third's purchase of Franklin Financial may have been five times book value, but it exemplifies CEO George Schaefer's "my way or the highway" style of banking, one that weeds out weak salespeople as he paves the way for further expansion and added profits. |
U.S. Banker
April 2005
John Engen |
Battleground State Ohio is headquarters to four of the nation's biggest banks, and plenty more have laid claims there. The competition is good for the Buckeye state's consumers and businesses. But is it good for the banks? |
U.S. Banker
November 2002 |
2002 All Star Banking Team: Top 5 CEOs: Ken Lewis, Bank of America... Herbert Sandler & Marion Sandler, Golden West Financial Corp... Richard Kovacevich, Wells Fargo... George Schaefer, Jr., Fifth Third Bancorp... David Brooks, S.Y. Bancorp |
U.S. Banker
January 2006
John Engen |
Fabulous on the Fundamentals The first three quarters of 2005 were the most profitable in banking history, with record earnings of $102 billion. But already in 2006, analysts see signs of change in the overall approach bankers take to the business. |
U.S. Banker
December 2001
Bennett & Bruno |
Getting Your Money's Worth Should banks quantify their prospective returns on their investments in technology? Is it possible? When should a bank build technology internally, or buy it from outside vendors? |
U.S. Banker
May 2002
Robert A. Bennett |
Smaller Is Better Smaller was better in 2001 among the nation's 100 largest banks and thrifts. For the most part, the success of the smaller companies reflects their ability to focus on highly profitable niches -- especially mortgage originations during last year's boom... |
Bank Director
2nd Quarter 2011
John Engen |
Fast Break U.S. Bancorp CEO Richard Davis has brought a fast paced, high scoring game to one of the most conservative banks in the country. |
U.S. Banker
September 2001
Robert A. Bennett |
Marty McGuinn, Revolutionary Mellon's CEO doesn't look particularly macho, but he's aggressively taken the bull by the horns and returned his venerable bank to its trust company roots... |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Can National City Turn Into Paradise City? Maybe there's progress here, but there are many better banks to choose from for an investment. |
U.S. Banker
February 2002
Robert A. Bennett |
Learning from Disaster Hibernia CEO J. Herbert Boydstun has made substantial progress in turning the $16.3 billion-asset bank around, and is becoming very unbanker-like in building what he would describe as a jungle sales culture... |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Closer Look at Bank Stocks Learn the secrets of investing in this often-intimidating sector. |
U.S. Banker
February 2004
John Engen |
U.S. Bancorp's Smooth Operator Lauded for building one of the best bank management teams around, U.S. Bancorp's CEO has used his operational skills and his salesmanship to meld four different institutions together in three years -- giving shareholders a total return of 45 percent in 2003. |
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 |
The Motley Fool
October 18, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
National City's Many Moves The regional bank reports a complicated third quarter, decent results, and improving growth prospects. Investors, take note. |
U.S. Banker
November 2001 |
Babb Sees No Dramatic Changes Comerica is not a flashy company, and neither is its CEO-to-be Ralph Babb Jr., who says he doesn't plan to change things very much... |
The Motley Fool
August 15, 2006 |
Banking Alternatives Investors, don't think you're stuck with Federated First Financial. You might do better elsewhere. |
The Motley Fool
April 24, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Fifth Third Getting Second Wind? Investors, don't buy into buyout hopes, but a turnaround could still turn up at this super-regional bank. |
The Motley Fool
July 20, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Fifth Third Bides Its Time Whatever Fifth Third Bancorp is today, that's what it'll be until the Fed is through hiking rates in this cycle. Investors, once again, results in the here and now weren't great. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Closer Look at Bank Stocks These investors must deal with unusual terms and funny-looking financial statements, but the rewards can be well worth it. |
Bank Technology News
March 2002
Karen Epper Hoffmann |
Online Banking Aligns Practices Now that the initial online flurry has subsided, Web-based banks are looking at ROI potential... |
U.S. Banker
January 2006 |
The Best in Class Put Fundamentals Into Play Without question, the CFO has become the new face of financial services. A key player in any organization's strategic team, the CFO today must also juggle financial, risk and compliance efforts. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Wells Fargo: Doing Well So Far? Despite a very slight earnings miss, this is a top-notch bank and there's definitely a credible argument that it's currently undervalued. |
CFO
March 1, 2007
Rob Garver |
Nothing to Bank On Bank executives will undoubtedly spend much of the next year assessing the likelihood and impact of new rules, while at the same time trying to keep earnings growth on its upward trend. |
The Motley Fool
December 13, 2007
Tom Hutchinson |
USB: A Textbook Play for Today's Market US Bancorp is one of the largest and most profitable banks in the country, and one of the most unjustly victimized in the sub-prime mess. |
The Motley Fool
July 27, 2007
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Bottom-Fishing With National City National City shares hit a 52-week low. Unfortunately for the Cleveland-based bank, better-performing peers have also reached new lows, putting National at the bottom of the bottom. |
U.S. Banker
May 2006
Conrad et al. |
Power, Progress and Public Responsibility A look at the people, organizations and events of historical significance whose individual and collective influence helped banking evolve to what it is today. |
U.S. Banker
January 2002
Mark Bruno |
Not All Bad Yes, banks are firing thousands of employees. And yes, we're in a recession. But not all is bad. Some banks see this as the time to do some hiring... |
The Motley Fool
July 26, 2007
Emil Lee |
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2004
Phil Wohl |
Fifth Third Banks on Expansion One of the largest U.S. banks extends its base to balance pressured spread revenues. The shares are trading at 16 times this year's earnings estimate of $3.16 per share. |
The Motley Fool
April 20, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Reconsidering National City If the new strategies work out as planned, that could free up a lot of capital. When it is all said and done, the stock is trading right where it should, though one can understand why some would see it as a potential value. |
The Motley Fool
April 18, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
U.S. Bancorp Rides Fees to Growth Interest income performance isn't great, but U.S. Bancorp's strong fee structure does its part. Though the stock may not be quite as cheap as banks like Wachovia or SunTrust, it's still a very well-run bank. |
Job Journal
May 9, 2004
Rich Heintz |
Banking Careers: Deposit a Resume at Your Local Branch As many banking concerns (both large and small) continue to expand, the the job opportunities increase as well. There are numerous job openings statewide on the Bankers Association website, as well as countless other regional help-wanted resources. |
U.S. Banker
October 2002
Holly Sraeel |
Banking Gets Its Break. Will Players Capitalize on It? In the wake of scandals involving corporations and Wall Street, banks with solid reputations have an opportunity to get a leg up on nonbank rivals. |
FDIC FYI
June 3, 2002 |
Favorable Interest-Rate Environment Drives Record First-Quarter Bank Earnings Commercial banks earned a record $21.7 billion in the first quarter of 2002, besting the previous quarterly earnings record set in the first quarter of 2001 by 9.6 percent. |
The Motley Fool
January 17, 2007
Emil Lee |
US Bancorp Fights Off Headwinds Despite a tough environment, the bank reports decent results. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
U.S. Bancorp: Cheap Is Still Beautiful Mercilessly wringing costs from the system benefits shareholders. U.S. Bancorp may not be shockingly cheap, but it is trading below fair value. |
Bank Technology News
March 2007
Glen Fest |
Business Banking: Small Banks Beefing Up Commercial Capabilities Four in five community institutions say they will increase tech spending on capabilities such as cash management and imaging to attract corporate banking customers. |
Bank Systems & Technology
February 21, 2008
Jim Eckenrode |
Exclusive TowerGroup Research Report: Bank Tech Spending in 2008 In light of the current market turmoil, North American banks appear to be approaching technology planning and budgeting for 2008 with caution. |
U.S. Banker
December 2001 |
Leadership Can't Be Bought Troubled companies have turned to super heroes to bail them out... |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2007
Ben Johnson |
Small Banks, Big Risks In the new era of commercial real estate lending, federal regulators are pressuring even the smallest banks to upgrade their portfolio analysis capabilities to avoid the pitfalls of past downturns. |
U.S. Banker
February 2004
Holly Sraeel |
JPMorgan-Bank One Deal Sure to Start Things Up The first big merger of the year signals the start of a new wave of consolidation in banking. |
The Motley Fool
September 15, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
Yield Curve Claims Fifth Third This super-regional bank forewarns investors that its third quarter won't be up to scratch. |
The Motley Fool
October 19, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Commerce and Its Bank "Stores" If growth is important in your portfolio and you're also looking for some banking exposure, Commerce could be a good bet if it continues to grow at its historically impressive rates. |
Bank Technology News
July 2006
John Adams |
Measuring Branch Performance: Taking The Guess Out Of The Gaps Deciding how to rate a branch's bottom line can be sticky for banks. Can a Canadian firm's "blueprint" tool bring a distant footprint into focus? |
Bank Systems & Technology
November 1, 2006
Phil Britt |
Study: Channel Preference Is Age-Dependent Though financial services customers as a whole prefer branch banking, there are clear differences in customers' channel preferences based on age, according to a recent American Bankers Association (Washington, D.C.) survey of 1,000 consumers. |
Bank Technology News
March 2002
Daniel A. Joelson |
Latin America Uncovers Internet Banking Leaders Economic conditions won't bury the growth of online banking in the region... |
The Motley Fool
October 19, 2006
Vitaliy Katsenelson |
US Bancorp's Glass Is Half Full This bank errs on the conservative side, but it's still subject to the troubles in its industry. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2007
Michael Leibert |
Fifth Third's Big Bath Fifth Third realizes big losses on investment securities in order to achieve a more competitive profile. Investors might want to begin looking for a buying opportunity in the company's stock. |
