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Has the pendulum swung too far?

by admin | Wed, 03/10/2010 - 11:09

An unprecedented rise in enforcement actions against banks has caught even longtime industry observers off guard.

Once a banker ...

by admin | Wed, 03/03/2010 - 14:09

There are plenty of stories about people changing careers when their jobs in finance disappeared. But according to LinkedIn, the social networking Web site, people who transitioned to other industries were the exception. Most stayed in the financial space.

No shortage of opinions on Fannie, Freddie's future

by admin | Wed, 03/03/2010 - 14:09

While the Obama administration has punted into next year any decision on how to reform the housing finance giants, there's no shortage of opinion about what should be done.

No shortage of opinions on Fannie, Freddie's future

by admin | Mon, 03/01/2010 - 17:04

While it doesn't look like the Obama administration will get around to reforming the housing finance market anytime soon, there's no shortage of opinion about what should be done with the GSEs.

Why Krugman is wrong on regulatory reform

by admin | Mon, 03/01/2010 - 17:04

As the winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics and a longtime economics professor at Princeton, there is little doubt Paul Krugman knows more about financial services than most. Which makes it all the more unfortunate that his recent op-ed arguing against passage of financial reform is so, well, uninformed.

"Daily Show's" riff on Card Act: "calorie charts" for borrowers

by admin | Thu, 02/25/2010 - 12:06

Host Jon Stewart's extensively detailed rant mocked both credit cardholders and issuers for their behavior. "All we needed was the information ... Like when they put up the calorie charts at McDonald's ... and you continued to eat no matter what."

When should the GSEs push back loans?

by admin | Thu, 02/25/2010 - 12:06

Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae have been stepping up their repurchase requests since being put into conservatorship by the government in September 2008, as they try to manage the mountain of delinquencies on their books. But as those requests multiply, it's clear lenders aren't just rolling over.

ICBA to Wells Fargo: you are no community bank

by admin | Sat, 02/20/2010 - 11:04

ICBA chief Cam Fine is having a field day with Wells Fargo's new ad campaign, which the fourth-largest banking company is using to tag itself as the "largest community bank."

Do community banks stand chance of aquiring failed peers?

by admin | Wed, 02/17/2010 - 09:31

More community banks appear interested in bidding for failed peers as their own health improves and the number of targets is expected to multiply. Do you think they have a shot?

Are damaged small banks worthy?

by admin | Tue, 02/09/2010 - 14:42

With $30 billion pledged to help community banks boost small-business lending, do you think struggling community banks should have access to the funds? Let us know.