Tag Archives: Banks

As demand for mortgage loans rises and underwriting standards slowly ease, many banks reported increasing mortgage activity in their Q2 earnings reports.

Kroll Bond Ratings Agency believes that investors should take note of the language the Fed used in the published results of its recent stress tests for the largest bank holding companies.

For the most part, the nation's largest bank holding companies saw substantial profit declines in Q1. Starting next week, the industry will find out if the banks fared any better in Q2.

The Fed did not object to Morgan Stanley’s capital plan, but the firm is required to submit a new plan by December 29, 2016, in order to address weaknesses found in its capital planning process.

The hypothetical severe economic scenario for which the banks were tested would result in about $385 billion in losses for the 33 firms tested.

The OCC wants banks and financial technology firms to work together on responsible innovation for the financial industry as opposed to just plain innovation.

Several legislative proposals have been made of late in an attempt to reform Dodd-Frank, most notably the Financial CHOICE Act. Steve Williams, Principal with Cornerstone Advisors, discusses what effect the CHOICE Act might have on Wall Street if it is passed into law.

The collapse of financial institutions due to subprime lending and risky derivative trading left many wondering if banking was regulated enough.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Alabama) posed a question to his committee at a hearing on banking regulation and liquidity.

While the debate continues over whether or not “Too Big to Fail” still exists, the Federal Reserve is trying to give the “big” banks an incentive to get smaller.