Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

U.S. Banker June 2007 Lee Conrad	Top Banks Focus on the 'E' in ROE A list of the top 200 Community banks ranked by 3-Year Average ROE.
U.S. Banker March 2007 Lee Conrad	Best of the Best: Banking's Top 100 The banking industry had a tough gig last year. For proof, take a look at the falling trend in annual return-on-equity figures. Here are the top 100: TCF Financial Corp... Bank of Hawaii Corp... U.S. Bancorp... etc.
U.S. Banker August 2006	Mid Tiers' Performance Proves Size Matters Little While the industry may be at odds over what accurately defines a community bank versus a mid-tier one, strong financial performance isn't at issue. Mid tiers have made that point this year.
U.S. Banker May 2005 Lee Conrad	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.
U.S. Banker August 2005 Lee Conrad	Best In Middle While smaller banks offer the personal touch, the big guys now are stealing their best customers: small business. Still, mid-tier banks in U.S. Banker's annual ranking posted some very healthy numbers
U.S. Banker August 2010 Alan Kline	Top to Bottom Mid-tier banks and thrifts ranked by 3-year average return on equity as of Dec. 31, 2009.
U.S. Banker March 2007 Holly Sraeel	Beyond the Numbers: Sizing Up Top Performers With a flat yield curve, an increase in deposit pricing and stalling consumer-loan growth, banks face in 2007 even stiffer headwinds-ones far more difficult to control or, even worse, forecast.
U.S. Banker August 2009 Alan Kline	Best of the Bunch There are a number of mid-tier banks (with assets between $2 billion and $10 billion) out there that have largely avoided the land mines and are still delivering solid, if not spectacular, returns.
U.S. Banker June 2010 Alan Kline	The New Benchmark Top 200 Community Banks and Thrifts as of Dec. 31. Ranked by 3-Year Average ROE. Last year s minimum list-making mark is this year's mark of overachievement.
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 June 2011 Bonnie McGeer	A Lower Bar Even as economic recovery begins, the performance of community banks and thrifts as a group continues to reflect stress.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Emil Lee	Quick Accounting Basics: ROE When judging a company's return on equity, investors should also take care to note how a firm's ROE compares to peers, whether the ROE is consistently high, and how much leverage is used to achieve the ROE.
U.S. Banker August 2004 Lee Conrad	At Mid-Tier Banks, Low-Cost Deposits, Strict Cost Controls Reign Supreme As top-line revenue has felt the pressure from falling interest rates over the past few years, banks have driven down their cost of funding as much as possible in order to maintain net margins.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Bank on This Yield The long-term outperformance of the banking industry and historical strong growth in dividends make banks a natural fit for an investor seeking growth and dividend income.
U.S. Banker August 2001 Bennett & Hackett	Co-Prosperity, the Backbone of Community Banking Ranking community banks based on return on equity and growth in per-share earnings.
U.S. Banker March 2008 Joseph Rosta	2007: The Year Of the Silent Scream The banking-sector recession showed up clearly in an annual ranking of the top 100 institutions by three-year average return on equity.
FDIC FYI February 22, 2006 Nathan Powell	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.
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.
U.S. Banker July 2005 Lee Conrad	Stalled Deposit Growth Challenges Community Banks The value of community bank stocks remains high, but many challenges await. Buckle up. The road ahead could get bumpy.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2008 Matt Koppenheffer	The Luck of the Allied Irish Allied Irish Banks posted 2007 results that, although not exactly rousing, should certainly put the bank ahead of most of its counterparts in the States, not to mention competitors such as Bank of Ireland and HSBC.
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...
The Motley Fool April 13, 2007 Emil Lee	Bank of Granite Stonewalled Although the bank is undoubtedly well-run, the company's results continue to lag because of a tough banking environment, as well as exposure to lackluster local economies.
The Motley Fool July 12, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	M&T: More Than Mortgages A commercial-business focus helps this bank stand out. While the present price isn't a screaming bargain, investors may want to start their due diligence and be ready in case the shares go on sale.
Financial Planning July 1, 2006 Kenneth L. Fisher	We Are the World Does the current inversion in the U.S. yield curve spell trouble ahead? These days, it's the global yield curve that matters.
U.S. Banker April 2002	Tougher On The Big Boys Being bigger is not necessarily better for corporations seeking loans from their banks. A study by the Association for Financial Professionals indicates that banks are putting heavy pressure on their biggest borrowers to throw more business the banks' way. Or else: No credit...
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.
U.S. Banker November 2007 Lee Conrad	Buckle Up! Next Year will be A Bumpy Ride. Maybe the best thing economists can say about the 2008 outlook for banks is that it won't be as bad as the third quarter of 2007.
The Motley Fool January 17, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	U.S. Bancorp Manufactures Growth Share buybacks and tight expense control lead to growth in a tough revenue environment.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2007 Matt Koppenheffer	Deutsche Delivers A good call on the U.S. subprime market helped Deutsche Bank avoid the current struggles facing many other banks.
The Motley Fool January 12, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	M&T Bank: Smart Prevails M&T isn't cheap relative to your average bank, but it is a better-than-average operator trading at a bit of a discount to historical valuations.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	M&I's Processing Prowess Its impressive third-quarter results show that it's more than a traditional bank. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2006 Michael J. Mancini	Have Bank Margins Bottomed? The inverted yield curve has taken the fun out of banking. Although the trend is disturbing, history tells us that the yield curve is cyclical, so rates can't remain this way forever.
Bank Technology News January 2011	America's Greenest Banks Last year, with some stiff competition, Citi took the honors as America's Greenest big bank, and Johnson Financial Group and Third Federal took the honors in the mid-tier and community bank category. Will your bank make the 2011 list?
U.S. Banker August 2003 Michael Dumiak	Coast to Coast There are as many ways to mint money as grains of sand on the beach. In the mid-Atlantic, the WSFS team does it with savvy sales moves. In Michigan, Flagstar's moving mortgages. In the shadow of the Golden Gate, Westamerica is humming and looking to buy. They lead the USB 100 of mid-tier banks.
U.S. Banker March 2006 Michael Dumiak	Community Bankers Face A Slew of Issues This Year Based on a round of interviews with bankers, regulators and industry associations, the executives who run America's community banks have a host of concerns this year, both legislative and economic.
The Motley Fool October 10, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Is Your Bank Fine or Fined? Many major banks have been fined in the past few years. What should consumers do? Possibly nothing.
Bank Systems & Technology March 27, 2008 Peggy Bresnick Kendler	The Credit Crisis Has Increased Scrutiny on Trade Finance The global credit crisis has emphasized the importance of cash management while intensifying the spotlight on corporate governance and banks' risk management practices
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.
U.S. Banker March 2006 Michael Dumiak	Value of Bank Deals Plunged in 2005 The number of M&A deals remained relatively flat last year, but their combined value fell through the floor. This year is not looking a lot better, but 2007 holds some promise, say analysts.
CFO October 1, 2006 Fink & Durfee	The 2006 CFO Survey of Trends in Banking Finance executives' concerns about the banking industry.
Bank Technology News September 2006	Performance Of Small Banks Tells Only Part of Their Story The performance of community banks is often an afterthought when talk of what makes the banking industry tick gets going.
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.
U.S. Banker September 2007 Lee Conrad	Woes Cause Gloom To Spread The mortgage problems that market prognosticators have been expecting for a couple of years are finally coming. And they've quickly soured the mood in financial services M&A.
Inc. October 2007	Update Two more companies join a list of the 500 fastest growing companies.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2007 John A. Howard	Bank Investing 101 More than 1,000 banks trade publicly in the United States, and ferreting out which ones are good investments can be a daunting process. But it's a worthwhile process given some of the attractive features of banks as investments.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Morgan Housel	Blackstone's Bankless Future What a difference a year has made in the private equity business.
The Motley Fool August 15, 2006	Banking Alternatives Investors, don't think you're stuck with Federated First Financial. You might do better elsewhere.
U.S. Banker October 2007 John Adams et al.	Perseverance at the Core of Top Performance A tribute to the professional achievements and personal tenacity of top-performing female banking industry executives.
The Motley Fool July 15, 2005 W.D. Crotty	National City's Knockout Numbers The financial company's second-quarter results far exceed analysts' estimates.
Bank Systems & Technology May 25, 2006 Maria Bruno-Britz	Web Excellence Studies provide insight into bank best practices on the Web: Customer Experience Rankings - Wachovia... National City... Bank of America... etc.