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FDIC FYI
April 11, 2002 |
Economic Conditions and Emerging Risks in Banking The report describes recent signs of a consumer-led recovery in the U.S. economy that may have begun in the first quarter...   |
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. |
FDIC FYI
May 23, 2002 |
New York City's Economy Shows Early Signs of Stabilizing The magnitude of the shock pushed the City's slowing economy into a recession, resulting in employment declines greater than the national average. Recent economic data indicate, however, that while the City has suffered major trauma, the economy now may be beginning to stabilize... |
FDIC FYI
February 27, 2002 |
Loan Weakness Spreads; Banks' Defenses Hold Large banks' business loans have been hit hardest by the recession, but some weakening is now appearing for smaller banks and for other kinds of loans... |
Salon.com
February 1, 2002
Katharine Mieszkowski |
Houston, we have a problem The city where deregulation is king is in Enron denial -- and won't let go of its wildcatting ways... |
Salon.com
January 24, 2002
Katharine Mieszkowski |
Houston under siege Residents of Enron's hometown can't stop comparing the collapse of the energy trader to Sept. 11... |
FDIC FYI
February 13, 2002 |
The Twenty Five Largest Banking Companies: Taking Stock of 2001 Credit quality concerns at large banks took center stage in a year that saw the onset of recession, the September 11 attacks, the Argentine financial crisis and the bankruptcy of Enron, according to FDIC analyses released today... |
FDIC FYI
March 28, 2002 |
Housing Market Strengths and Risks A report released today in the FDIC's Regional Outlook evaluates changes in mortgage underwriting during the last expansion, and the likelihood that weakening home price growth could adversely affect home borrowers and lenders... |
National Real Estate Investor
December 4, 2003 |
Investor Group Bags Enron Building for $55.5M Houston's Enron Building has fetched $55.5 million from a group of investors. The 50-story glass tower was sold via private auction on Tuesday, but the sale must still be approved by a New York federal bankruptcy court judge. The investor group is led by a Houston cardiologist. |
National Real Estate Investor
November 1, 2002
Jim Greer |
Drained of Energy Downtown Houston boasts the new $100 million Hobby Center for the Performing Arts and swanky new clubs, but the city's revitalized entertainment district can't divert the business community from the hole where the energy trading business -- and thousands of related jobs -- used to be. |
FDIC FYI
January 31, 2002 |
Large and Small Companies Exhibit Diverging Bankruptcy Trends Recent bankruptcy trends for publicly traded companies are markedly worse than for smaller companies, according to an FDIC report issued today... |
The Motley Fool
March 10, 2011
Adam J. Crawford |
Big Upside for This Bank Stock Lower loan-loss provisions mean higher profits for Great Southern Bank stock. |
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
January 17, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Insuring Your Investments Several entities combine to protect assets in various accounts. Although all of these organizations provide some protection for investors, it's still best to avoid having to go through the process of dealing with an insolvent financial institution in the first place. |
IndustryWeek
November 1, 2006
John S. McClenahen |
Employment: Texas Dominates The Southwest's Top 10 Houston tops out list with 222,477 manufacturing jobs. |
The Motley Fool
May 9, 2007
Emil Lee |
Parkway Looking Strong in Chi-Town The REIT's share price doesn't scream "buy." |
U.S. Banker
January 2002 |
Beware the Syndicators Citigroup and J. P. Morgan Chase & Co., which syndicated billions of dollars of loans to Enron, should have known the truth about Enron’'s condition, and should not have had to depend on outside accountants or on the various rating agencies... |
FDIC FYI
August 29, 2002 |
Strong Bank Earnings Reflect Nature of U.S. Downturn Second quarter 2002 earnings results for commercial banks show that the benefits of a steep yield curve continue to outweigh the costs of higher credit losses. |
FDIC FYI
October 26, 2006 |
Highlights from the 2006 Summary of Deposits Data This issue of FYI graphically highlights preliminary conclusions from the 2006 Summary of Deposits data regarding information on deposits and offices in operation. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2004
Ralph Bivins |
Midtown Houston Ignites Real Estate Recovery The area is benefiting from a surge of deals related to the light rail line that opened early in 2004, among other factors. Residential, commercial, and industrial property are picking up. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2006
Robert Aronen |
JANA Gets What JANA Wants Houston Exploration has rejected the $1.8 billion buyout offer from JANA Partners LLC. Management believes the company is worth more. Investors want to know: How much more? |
Entrepreneur
September 2008
Jacquelyn Lynn |
Deal Finder Even in a tough real estate market, stay focused on your business plan when making relocation decisions. |
Salon.com
February 5, 2002
Damien Cave |
Risky business How did Enron break into the elite Wall Street world of credit derivatives? |
The Motley Fool
March 12, 2004
W.D. Crotty |
99 Cents Is Enough It sounds improbable, but 99 Cents Only Stores isn't cheap. |
U.S. Banker
May 2008
Holly Sraeel et al. |
Playing Both Ends Against the Middle There are plenty of mid-tier banks and thrifts posting respectable performances. |
U.S. Banker
January 2002 |
Banks Look Smart -- by Contrast Sometimes banks don't look so dumb -- at least compared with some hot-shot stocks, ranging from Enron to the once high-flying dot-com companies. A litmus test may be how much companies pay for naming rights to sports arenas... |
U.S. Banker
March 2002
Robert A. Bennett |
Paying the Price Ethics in banking have taken a dive, and it is in the best interest of those who have been engaging in questionable practices to clean up their act... |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2006
Robert Aronen |
Moving Forward With Houston Exploration This is a different company from a year before, but is it a better value for investors? |
FDIC FYI
October 18, 2005
Timothy Critchfield |
FYI: An Update on Emerging Issues in Banking Highlights from the 2005 Summary of Deposits Data, which details total deposits at the individual office level for every FDIC-insured institution. |
Inc.
April 1, 2002
Mike Hofman |
Energy Futures Less than a month after Enron Corp. filed for Chapter 11, Elder and several partners founded Resource Alliance Group of Houston, a nonprofit incubator that advises the bearers of pink slips about how to start their own businesses... |
U.S. Banker
May 2008
Anthony Malakian |
Banks are Failing -- But It's Nothing Like the Old Days Today's bank failures have nothing on the savings-and-loan crisis of the 1980s and early 1990s. |
U.S. Banker
March 2010
Joe Adler |
Get Ready for Rising Rates Near-zero interest rates won't last forever, and regulators are warning banks -- particularly those that added long-term assets using short-term funds -- to take steps to manage their risk. |
The Motley Fool
June 14, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Houston American Energy Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of Houston American Energy jumped 12% briefly at the market's open this morning. |
FDIC FYI
March 13, 2002 |
Banks and Thrifts Post Record Earnings, Insurance Funds Slide Full-year 2001 financial data for all FDIC-insured institutions, released today in the Quarterly Banking Profile, depict record bank and thrift earnings even as the reserve ratios of the FDIC insurance funds continue to slide... |
U.S. Banker
February 2002
Robert A. Bennett |
Bank Trust Assets Defy Markets Despite the decline of stock markets in 2000, bank trust assets rose to a massive $19.2 trillion... |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2010 |
Bank Stocks: Trouble Ahead, Trouble Behind (Fool TV) According to the FDIC, some 700 banks are still considered "problem institutions" today. That's 10% of the industry. |
The Motley Fool
December 20, 2010
Jason Moser |
Rising Star Buy: Houston Wire and Cable Company Why this small cap will light up a portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
June 12, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Houston Exploration: An Agitator Makes a Bid A vocal critic of management puts some money behind its mouth. Investors, why bother arguing or haggling when there are greener pastures? |
The Motley Fool
May 12, 2006
Stephen D. Simpson |
Houston Exploration: What's in Store Onshore? Houston has never been a great Gulf operator, so it could see margin improvements from its switch to a more concentrated onshore model. Investors, take note. |
Reason
April 2002
Mike Lynch |
Skin Show Utah's porn czarina, Paula Houston, says her most important job is to educate. This legislative session she's teaching the legislature that its 12-year-old indecent public display law is unconstitutionally strict... |
National Real Estate Investor
January 1, 2006
Jennifer Dawson |
Re-Energizing Houston Although the energy industry in Houston is enjoying a resurgence, the office sector continues to lag the broader economic recovery with a metro vacancy rate of nearly 18%. But increasingly the market appears poised for a major turnaround. |
Registered Rep.
July 19, 2011
Charles Paikert |
New Rankings: New York, Houston Shine As Wealth Management Hot Spots Wealth management firms who aren't doing business in the New York or Houston markets may be asking themselves why not. |
Fast Company
December 2008
Ryan Blitstein |
Houston Launches Multimillion-Dollar Effort to Shield Its Economy Flush with oil-and-gas money but wary of a bust, the Texas metropolis launches a multimillion-dollar effort to recession-proof its economy. |
National Real Estate Investor
June 1, 2007
Danyale Phillips |
Project Aims to Change Dynamics of Downtown Houston Downtown Houston is being transformed into a trendy hot spot with the arrival of a mixed-used development, the Houston Pavilions. William Denton and Geoffrey Jones are developing the project. |
Entrepreneur
January 2003
Jason Leopold |
Enron But Not Forgotten Being a former Enron employee doesn't necessarily leave you out in the cold in the business community -- not for entrepreneurs with the guts to restake their names on ventures of their own. |
BusinessWeek
September 30, 2009
Theo Francis |
The FDIC's Gift to Banks The FDIC's plan to raise roughly $45 billion to help dodge a cash crunch also offers a way for financial firms to boost capital and profits. |
