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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 November 2006 John Engen |
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? |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2011 Jack Milligan |
In the Eye of the Storm Former Comptroller of the Currency John C. Dugan speaks candidly about the financial crisis of 2008, the landmark Dodd-Frank Act and the need for minimum loan underwriting standards for the banking industry. |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2009 Deborah Scally |
Toughing It Out in 2009 The results of the Bank Director/Grant Thornton LLP 16th Bank Executive Survey show that bankers are determined to shore up their foundations and capitalize on strengths to survive the year ahead. |
U.S. Banker May 2009 Michael Sisk |
The Repercussions of Reform After months of Congressional hearings, debates and some hysterics, only the broadest outlines of the new banking regulatory regime have emerged. |
U.S. Banker September 2010 John Engen |
Wal-Mart, Undeterred Recent actions suggest that Wal-Mart is angling for another run at a U.S. banking charter. And next time around, its ambitions could go well beyond processing payments. |
U.S. Banker October 2008 John Engen |
Got Deposits? The implications of the present shakeout won't be fully understood for years, but it seems clear that the competition for deposits will be more intense in the years ahead. |
U.S. Banker March 2008 John Engen |
The Politics of Lending Sen. John McCain took time to present his vision of a world with simplified mortgage applications, and even suggested that the government might need to jump in to help mitigate the worsening crisis. |
U.S. Banker January 2008 Engen et al. |
All-Star Banking Team 2008 Richard Davis, new CEO of U.S. Bancorp, won plaudits from shareholders for his transparent handling of the bank's subprime situation, and landed him and the bank on U.S. Banker's annual All-Star Banking Team. |
HBS Working Knowledge September 29, 2008 Martha Lagace |
Financial Crisis Caution Urged by Faculty Panel Dean Jay O. Light and a group of Harvard Business School faculty explored the origins and possible outcomes of the U.S. financial crisis at a recent "Turmoil on the Street" panel. |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2009 John R. Engen |
The Market for M&A in 2009: What Happens Next? With billions in government-spawned capital poised to funnel through the financial industry pipelines, many deal watchers are wondering whether such financing will pop the cork on a flood of deals -- or stall potential transactions until the outlook is clearer. |
U.S. Banker December 2008 John Engen |
When Boom Goes Bust The subprime crisis, credit squeeze, housing slump and resulting economic fallout has played out with particular vigor in Las Vegas. |
U.S. Banker January 2010 |
What's On Bankers' Minds? Seven banking CEOs took a break to talk about the state of their industry as it fights through the worst recession in decades. |
U.S. Banker May 2005 John Engen |
Brand Envy Lured by fat profits, new charters and technology, commercial companies are branching out into banking. But none has the potential to do more damage to banks than Wal-Mart. Can traditional banks compete with this retailer? |
The Motley Fool June 28, 2010 Mark T. Williams |
The G-20 Superpowers Should Learn From Canada Canada has been the gold standard of banking prudence. |
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 July 2009 John Engen |
Match Game If the investments in companies like BankUnited result in stronger franchises, it will confirm that perhaps there is a greater role for private equity in the banking industry. |
FDIC FYI January 14, 2003 |
Basel and the Evolution of Capital Regulation: Moving Forward, Looking Back How much capital is enough? How bank regulators have answered this question during the post World War II period has been shaped by two contending strands of thought. |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2010 John R. Engen |
M&A in 2010: The Year of the No-frill Deal There are pockets of opportunity everywhere this year, as most analysts and dealmakers agree. But you won't find anyone more risk averse than bankers these days. |
U.S. Banker February 2010 John Engen |
Florida's Long Road to Recovery The Sunshine State was battered by the real estate bust, causing a wave of bank failures. The upheaval is reshaping the banking landscape as more regionals move in, but they ll need patience because conditions are likely to get worse before they get better. |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2011 Charles Keenan |
Who Says Banks Can't Grow Revenues? Banks looking to generate revenues must recognize that things are now different than before the recession. |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2011 Jack Millligan |
Is the Community Bank Business Model Broken? The concept of community banking is still viable, but the model that many small institutions employ has to change. |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2009 Deborah Scally |
Outlook for M&A: 2009 Interestingly, for some banks, M&A will be a viable -- even attractive -- strategic option. |
U.S. Banker May 2010 Michael Sisk |
An Uneasy Relationship Thanks to some high-profile community bank failures, small banks can t get loans from correspondent banks, threatening their own ability to lend. |
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. |
U.S. Banker January 2007 |
The Opportunists The banking industry turned in another round of record profits in 2006, but you wouldn't know it by listening to bankers. |
U.S. Banker June 2009 John Engen |
Raising the Stakes Capitalizing on the Darwinian dynamics of the financial crisis, PNC acquired a badly hobbled National City late last year for a mere $5.6 billion, or $2.23 per share. |
Bank Director 1st Quarter 2011 John Engen |
Eat or Be Eaten Banks that have strong balance sheets, excellent credit quality and first-rate regulatory compliance skills will thrive in today's challenging operating environment. Banks that lack those characteristics may be forced to sell out. |
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2010 Jack Millligan |
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. |
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 August 2008 John Engen |
The Other Shoe... A commercial real estate fallout promises to be far more devastating than the subprime crisis, because this market is so much more pervasive - a linchpin business for so many institutions, including most community banks. |
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2010 John R. Engen |
Welcome to the Great Unknown The ink is dry on Dodd-Frank, and now bank executives and board members are cracking open the 2,300-page rulebook to try to discern what it all means for the industry going forward. |
CFO March 1, 2009 Vincent Ryan |
The Big Freeze CFOs hope government intervention will soon thaw frozen credit markets. That's not likely. |
U.S. Banker April 2002 Robert A. Bennett |
Unfairly Treated? Is there regulatory discrimination against smaller banks and thrifts? That question is raised by how the OTS treated the $851 million-asset Progress Financial Corp. Badly chastised, management of the Philadelphia-area company is rethinking a number of key issues... |
U.S. Banker November 2010 Rob Garver |
Fat Around the Middle So much for the barbell theory. Once thought to be on the verge of extinction, midsize banks are poised for rapid growth in a post-Dodd-Frank world. |
Bank Systems & Technology February 21, 2008 Maria Bruno-Britz |
Banks Scrutinize Lending Technology and Underwriting Practices Following the Credit Crisis With so many lending technology solutions at their disposal, how was it that bankers and other industry participants did not foresee the gloom to come? |
U.S. Banker September 2010 Alan Kline |
Not All Doom and Gloom There's not much upside for big banks, but the widely disliked Dodd-Frank Act has some benefits for community banks. |
CFO December 1, 2003 Randy Myers |
Basel's New Balance A new accord may soon help banks lend more for less. |
HBS Working Knowledge June 22, 2009 Roger Thompson |
"Too Big To Fail": Reining In Large Financial Firms The federal government should slap tough new regulations on all firms that pose "systemic risk" - the risk that a failure of one institution could wreak havoc across the entire financial system. |
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2010 John R. Engen |
Back in the Saddle Former FDIC chairman Bill Isaac has taken the reins as the new chairman of Fifth Third Bancorp. Here, he talks about his career, growing the bank, and why, in his view, Dodd-Frank is an unmitigated disaster. |
Finance & Development December 2010 |
Risky Business Global banks will adapt to the new international rules on capital and liquidity, but at what cost to investors and the financial system? |
FDIC FYI September 17, 2003 Susan Burhouse |
Evaluating the Consumer Lending Revolution Consumer balance sheets have become stretched by large amounts of new consumer and mortgage debt. This rapid increase in consumer spending and borrowing raises important questions about the sustainability of current debt loads and the vulnerability of the consumer sector to economic shocks. |
Bank Director 3rd Quarter 2009 TK Kerstetter |
A Tribute to Bill Seidman Bank Director honors its late publisher, supporter, and friend, Bill Seidman, who passed away this year. |
Bank Director 2nd Quarter 2010 Jack Milligan |
Knee Deep in Regulation As part of the fallout from the latest financial crisis, bankers are wading through new layers of regulation while scanning for clearer skies ahead. |
U.S. Banker September 2008 John Engen |
Future Shock Where to start when trying to figure out how the banking industry got into the mess it's in today? And where, exactly, do we go from here? |
Bank Systems & Technology June 18, 2009 Maria Bruno-Britz |
The Financial Industry Reacts to Obama Regulatory Proposal Although most agree with the general principles outlined in the President's financial reform plan, they find several sticking points -- and IT won't be immune. |
CFO December 1, 2011 Vincent Ryan |
Post-Occupied Tepid demand, thin margins, new regulations, investor caution - and a lingering public-relations problem. No wonder banks are nervous. |
Bank Director 4th Quarter 2009 Jim Freer |
Capital Management: Banking's Trickiest Juggling Act More than ever, directors are keeping their eyes fixed on the balance sheet, in an effort to reach perfect harmony between regulatory soundness and profitability. |
Finance & Development December 1, 2008 Noel Sacasa |
Preventing Future Crises The financial crisis has exposed weaknesses in the current regulatory and supervisory frameworks and made it clear that we are in need of regulatory reform. |
U.S. Banker February 2010 Rob Garver |
What Now? If Washington really wants to get credit flowing to small businesses, it could modify TARP, relax capital requirements and rethink its stance on industrial loan companies. Or it could do nothing at all. |