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March 2006
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Cutting To the Chase New rules under the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act require lenders to collect and reveal data on a loan applicant's race, sex and income. Institutions must also share how they determine rate spreads for different applicants. |
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A Short Leash on Risk Bankers all across the country are beginning to tighten up their lending practices as a response to the regulatory pressure they are under to keep lending plain, conservative, and firmly under control. |
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Yes, a Borrower Be, but ... Manage your business's loan carefully or you may pay a terrible price. |
U.S. Banker
January 2008
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Keeping The Spigot Open The fact is not lost on banks that American consumers are, by and large, still employed and paying their bills. Credit is, and will be, still available. |
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 |
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The Lending Squeeze The tightening credit conditions is causing some financial advisors to have trouble getting loans for clients. |
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March 1, 2008
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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. |
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April 2009
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A Closer Look at Bank Stocks Learn the secrets of investing in this often-intimidating sector. |
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January 2006
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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. |
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In Land of Rising Sun, Rays of Hope for Struggling Bank Sector Though Japan's banks have been ailing for more than a decade, the sector's pulse is strengthening. Signs of change are everywhere, as the four megabanks reported second-half 2003 profits for the first time in 20 years. Can the recovery last? |
Bank Technology News
March 2001
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Up Today, Up Tomorrow Banks appear determined to sustain their leadership in technology as the virtual world creates ever new real-world threats to their traditional business models. |
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July 2005
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Money Buzz 07/05 Businesses can connect to all potential lenders with only one on-line application. |
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March 15, 2004
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Banks Put The Squeeze On Euro-Zone Growth Cautious lenders are keeping interest rates up -- and making loans harder to get. That could stall an already slow recovery |
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December 2007
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Common-Sense Ideas for Consumer Lending Even the smallest consumer loan requires almost as much documentation as a $250,000 business loan, and it's only going to get worse under Dodd-Frank. |
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No Limits Choosing a bank with fewer lending limitations will keep you from hitting a credit roadblock when you need financing most. |
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Community Investing Special loan funds for underserved communities are popping up like condos. Now you can help clients jump into the lending pool. |
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Reality Check The banking industry has never been more profitable, but with the yield curve inverted and consumer lending stalled, and an economic slowdown in the works, the winning streak looks to be in jeopardy. Are banks ready - and will more CEOs opt to sell out? |
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. |
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April 2008
Joseph Rosta |
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July 2003
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First Command Bank Perks Up Loan Process Bank uses an automated loan application solution to increase productivity of loan officers. |
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Quick Take: Brokerages' Sloppy-Looking Swaps Current trading around banks' debt could suggest trouble ahead. Investors may be concerned that risk wasn't adequately managed with regards to the mortgage loans the banks took on. |
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Mara Der Hovanesian |
End Of The Big Bank Bonanza These have been flush times for U.S. banks. Yet the end of Easy Street may be near. |
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June 2007
Lee Conrad |
Banks' Insurance Operations: Are Painful Lessons Paying Off? Banks clamored for years for the right to underwrite and sell insurance, but few have proven adept at it. There are signs of progress, however, as some banks embrace the brokerage side and gain revenue. |
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