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Tags: BANKING industry -- United States; GLOBAL Financial Crisis, 2008-2009
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- IN THE MARKETS. Elstein, Aaron // Crain's New York Business;2/28/2011, Vol. 27 Issue 9, p4
The article discusses the state of banks in the U.S.
- DIF Reserve Thins; List Of Problems Expanding. Adler, Joe // American Banker;8/28/2009, Vol. 174 Issue 164, p1
The article reports that in the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 the banking industry lost $3.7 billion, credit quality decreased to all-time lows, the list of troubled banks reached a 15-year high and federal reserves backing deposits fell to their lowest level since the savings and loan crisis.
- Money Funds Too Big to Be Ignored. Kacperczyk, Marcin; Schnabl, Philipp // American Banker;4/14/2010, Vol. 175 Issue 57, p8
In this article the author discusses aspects of money market funds that can't be ignored. He believes that before the 2008 financial crisis the money market funds were thought to be a safe haven from financial turmoil. He suggests to analyze the performance of money market funds before the...
- Why Private Equity's Flocking to Florida. Witkowski, Rachel // American Banker;6/21/2010, Vol. 175 Issue 94, p1
The article discusses the growing attraction to private equity firms of banks in Florida. Having been among the earliest victims of a financial crisis in the U.S., Florida banks are seen by some as likely to regain health sooner than institutions in other states. During 2010 six banks in Florida...
- A few good things in '09. Bengtson, Tom // North Western Financial Review;12/15/2009, Vol. 194 Issue 24, p4
The article presents the author's perspectives regarding the performance of the banking sector in the U.S. in the third quarter of 2009. He stresses that there was an economic development occurred in the region despite of the global economic crises. These can be determined through an increase of...
- A Pricier TAG is Better Than No TAG. Kline, Alan // U.S. Banker;Sep2009, Vol. 119 Issue 9, p7
The author in this article discusses the business impact to the struggling small banks in the U.S. if the Transaction Account Guarantee (TAG) program will be eliminated. He relates the fear of small banks that their depositors will move their money to large banks which are assured to stand...
- Waving the Yellow Flag. Malakian, Anthony // U.S. Banker;Sep2009, Vol. 119 Issue 9, p8
The article looks at the conditions and outlook for the agricultural lending in the U.S. It notes that lending in the agricultural sector is strong as compared to other industry although there are concerns from industry leaders brought by the financial crises. Farmers and bankers are concerned...
- The fat years: the structure and profitability of the US banking sector in the pre-crisis period. Tregenna, Fiona // Cambridge Journal of Economics;Jul2009, Vol. 33 Issue 4, p609
Bank profitability in the USA was extremely high in the pre-crisis period, yet this did not prevent the current crisis. It has become clear that these profits were on shaky grounds and also that bank profits were not used to buttress banks' capital bases. This paper analyses the effects of...
- Wamu and Enablers Take Lumps in Report on Crisis. BORAK, DONNA // American Banker;4/14/2011, Vol. 176 Issue 58, p1
The article looks at a bipartisan report by U.S. Senators Carl Levin and Tom Coburn on banker, regulator, and rating agency errors that contributed to the 2008-2009 financial crisis. The author comments on thrift company Washington Mutual's decision to assume high levels of risk.
