Tag Archives: Profits

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 Q1 financial results for Fannie Mae contained much better news than the report of its fellow GSE, Freddie Mac, earlier this week.

Nationstar was the only one of the three largest non-bank servicers rated by Moody's to turn a profit in 2015, but the Dallas-based servicer couldn't keep it up in the first quarter of 2016. What caused the net loss for Nationstar, and which segments of the company performed well in Q1?

The industry has been buzzing about the GSEs' lack of capital ever since FHFA Mel Watt identified it as a risk that is likely to escalate as long as the GSEs remain in conservatorship. What will the Q1 earnings reports for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bring?

The first quarter of 2016 has not been kind to the profits of banks. If Ocwen's Q1 earnings report is any indication, it was not such a great quarter for non-bank servicers, either.

While most of the nation’s largest banks and investment banking firms have struggled to exceed last year's Q1 profits in the first quarter this year, one bank finally managed to pull it off.

Out of the three largest non-bank mortgage servicers rated by Moody's, Nationstar Mortgage did something in 2015 that the other two, Ocwen Financial and Walter Investment Management, were not able to do. What did Nationstar do?

Most banks and other financial firms reported dismal first quarters compared to a year ago. U.S. Bancorp was different, however.

Like nearly every financial firm that reported earnings for Q1, Goldman Sachs' profits took a major hit. What drove the decline?

Morgan Stanley became the latest financial firm to see its profits drop off in the first quarter. What drove the decline?