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The Motley Fool
December 6, 2007
Christopher Singley |
First Marblehead Showing Cracks? Bond rating agency Moody's expresses concerns about student loan performance in securitizations facilitated by First Marblehead.   |
The Motley Fool
April 8, 2008
Rich Duprey |
First Marble-Headache First Marblehead's guarantor files for bankruptcy, raising questions of viability for the student loan provider. |
The Motley Fool
July 8, 2005
Richard Gibbons |
A Spectacularly Cheap Stock First Marblehead boasts huge sales growth, but it's nonetheless a fantastic bargain. After all, value investing isn't about buying boring stocks in dead-end industries. It's about buying companies for less than they're worth, and that includes growth stocks when they're on sale. |
The Motley Fool
October 30, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
First Marblehead Sails Along Gradual improvements are taking place, but the company still gets little respect from Wall Street. |
The Motley Fool
June 2, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Sallie Mae Snags Upromise Sallie Mae's acquisition of Upromise is about more than diversification of its revenue streams. Investors, take note. |
The Motley Fool
June 20, 2007
Emil Lee |
Is First Marblehead a Five-Star Stock? First Marblehead shares have been on a wild roller-coaster ride of late, as investors fear the company's customers will jilt it and cash flows will fail to materialize. |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2005
Stephen Ellis |
First Marblehead Gets an "A" A spectacularly cheap stock aces another quarter. This provider of student loan services reported quarterly revenues of $120.2 million and earnings of $43 million, or $0.65 a share. These numbers beat analysts' estimates of $90.9 million and $0.60 a share. |
The Motley Fool
November 23, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Find the Right Student Loan College loans come in many varieties. Some have very attractive provisions and guarantees, but others can spell trouble for even the most responsible young adults. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2007
Emil Lee |
Securitization Simplified Securitization is complicated, but understanding the mechanics will help you evaluate many financial companies. Here is a brief primer on collateralized debt obligations. |
The Motley Fool
October 9, 2008
Dan Caplinger |
The Real Threat to the U.S. Economy While big companies grab the headlines, small businesses need credit they can't get. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2006
Joseph Khattab |
The Year's Best Financial Stocks Here's a look back at the best-performing financial services companies. EZCORP... China Life Insurance... InterContinental Exchange... Dollar Financial... First Marblehead... etc. |
CFO
March 1, 2008
Karen M. Kroll |
Pedaling As Fast As They Can Companies will now need to work harder for credit, as banks' markedly different posture on lending money is affecting businesses of all stripes -- not just those in default. |
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... |
The Motley Fool
August 11, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
First Marblehead Gets No Respect A strong quarter and optimistic outlook can't woo analysts to this provider of student loan services. With its first wave of incoming residuals still a while off, expect volatility in First Marblehead's stock until they arrive. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2007
Mary Dalrymple |
Study Your College Loan Options Know when to use a private or a federal loan to pay your tuition bill. |
BusinessWeek
August 27, 2009
James C. Cooper |
Business Outlook: Why Credit Growth Remains Slow Banks are still skittish about offering credit, and households and companies remain reluctant to borrow, creating drags on the recovery. |
The Motley Fool
February 1, 2010
Morgan Housel |
Banks Aren't Lending? Says Who? The popular chant that "banks aren't lending, banks aren't lending!" is grossly misconstrued. |
BusinessWeek
November 14, 2005
Gene G. Marcial |
First Marblehead: Solid First Marblehead has huge upside potential as earnings continue to ratchet up. |
BusinessWeek
October 29, 2009
Henry et al. |
Credit Creaks into Gear With a big boost from the feds, investors again like securities backed by assets like car loans -- but it'll take years for lending to flow freely. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2010
Dan Caplinger |
The Smartest Move Colleges Ever Made Eliminating the middleman serves both schools and students. Colleges are at least making the right response to the credit crisis by making loans directly to their students. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2008
Donald Jay Korn |
Seeing Red Sallie Mae, the leading lender to college students, reported a $1.6 billion loss in the fourth quarter of 2007. Sallie Mae isn't the only student lender that has been bloodied recently. Students and parents need to be cautious when looking for student loans. |
Inc.
September 2003
Amy Gunderson |
Banks May Sell Off Your Loans A secondary market for small-business loans could benefit entrepreneurs. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2007
Jerry Webman |
The Credit Crunch A Wall Streeter explains what happened and how the financial markets got into their current state. |
The Motley Fool
April 21, 2008
David Lee Smith |
Help May Be Coming for Sallie Mae Federal aid appears near for reeling Sallie Mae. |
The Motley Fool
November 5, 2007
Sham Gad |
The 1987 Crash -- a Dress Rehearsal? If mortgages continue to deteriorate at such an accelerating pace, the result could make the October 19, 1987 Black Monday Crash seem like a dress rehearsal. |
Finance & Development
September 8, 2008
Andreas Jobst |
Back to Basics What is securitization? |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Where's the Consumer Credit Crunch? Housing may be slowing, but borrowing is moving full speed ahead. Last month, figures for both revolving credit, such as credit card debt, and non-revolving debt, like car and student loans, rose. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Nov/Dec 2009
Steve Bram |
Capital Markets Conundrum Are there viable solutions to today's financing puzzle? |
U.S. Banker
July 2007
Lee Conrad |
Banks Fret Over Expected Spike In Company Failures Banks that extend loans to middle-market firms will have their work cut out for them in the next 12 months. |
The Motley Fool
April 25, 2011
Morgan Housel |
Why Big Banks Are Cheap Loans dropping; watch out below! |
BusinessWeek
September 3, 2007
Roben Farzad et al. |
Not So Smart In an era of easy money, financial institutions forgot that the party can't last forever. |
The Motley Fool
June 23, 2006
Tom Taulli |
Progress Software Has Some Bugs The enterprise software developer had a sterling record, until recently. Investors should stay away at least until the audit of its stock options program is completed. |
BusinessWeek
August 6, 2007
Goldstein & Henry |
Where Have All The Checkbooks Gone? Lenders are getting more tightfisted as more tough times loom for housing. |
National Real Estate Investor
March 1, 2005
John B. Levy |
Where Have All the Good Loans Gone? Recent underwriting trends in fixed-rate CMBS originations may well lead to higher defaults and losses in the years ahead. Perhaps the most widely discussed issue is the increase in interest-only loans. |
Financial Planning
December 1, 2008
Andrew Ackerman |
DOE Supports Loans The U.S. Department of Education plans to provide liquidity support to the student loan market. |
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
June 1, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Get Record-Low Rates This is a great time to consolidate your student loans and save money. |
The Motley Fool
July 16, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Before the Call: Ride, Sallie Mae, Ride It doesn't make much sense to take a position in Sallie Mae right now, since there might be such limited upside left in the stock. Investors will only need to revisit this stock if the deal ultimately falls through. |
BusinessWeek
August 6, 2007
Roben Farzad |
Let The Blame Begin Everyone played some role in the subprime mess - the Street, lenders, ratings agencies, hedge funds, even homeowners. Where does responsibility lie? |
The Motley Fool
March 28, 2008
Christopher Barker |
When Will the Bleeding Stop? As Goldman Sachs' projected losses illustrate, the credit crisis tally is still growing. |
Registered Rep.
March 1, 2008
Kristen French |
The Lending Squeeze The tightening credit conditions is causing some financial advisors to have trouble getting loans for clients. |
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. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
May 1, 2008 |
Navigating the Crunch A financial aid expert explains how borrowers can best ride it out. |
Reason
March 2009
Veronique de Rugy |
Dissatisfaction Guaranteed The government has decided to encourage more lenders to take more chances by guaranteeing yet more loans to high-risk borrowers. The only guarantee for these loans is that our children will be paying billions to cover the losses. |
National Real Estate Investor
May 1, 2006
Matt Hudgins |
Year of the Mega Loan Large loans and mushrooming CMBS issuance drove commercial real estate financing levels to an all-time high last year, but lenders say a slowing pace of transactions could temper loan volume as 2006 unfurls. |
Financial Planning
June 1, 2010
Donald Jay Korn |
College Loans Say Uncle The new law excluding banks from making federal education loans should be a PLUS for borrowers who can now turn to the Bank of Uncle Sam. |
The Motley Fool
July 19, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Pay Less on Your Student Loans Should you consolidate your loans? Take the time to understand all the pros and cons before you choose what to do. |
HBS Working Knowledge
August 4, 2014 |
Why Small-Business Lending Is Not Recovering Lending to small businesses has not returned to levels seen before the financial crisis. Karen Mills, former head of the US Small Business Administration, explains the reasons. |
The Motley Fool
October 14, 2004
Selena Maranjian |
Snag Ultra-Low Student Loan Rates Time is running out for the best deals on student loans. |
