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R. Christopher Whalen
Jan 294 min read
WGA Bank Top 100 Index | Q1 2025
GS had not appeared in the top 25 since we began the indices a year ago, while MS had made it three times.
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R. Christopher Whalen
Dec 16, 20243 min read
The IRA Bank Book Q4 2024
WGA notes that bank stock prices have soared in the second half of 2024, with the WGA Bank Top 10 Index up 40% year-to-date in 2024.
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R. Christopher Whalen
Feb 25, 20245 min read
WGA Releases Top 50 Bank Index | What's in Your ETF?
Not all banks or companies are the same and not all follow the herd.
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R. Christopher Whalen
Sep 11, 20233 min read
Bank Industry Review & Survey Q3 2023
The US banking industry has seen now two consecutive down quarters for net income caused by the Fed’s massive open market operations
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R. Christopher Whalen
Sep 13, 20222 min read
IRA Bank Book Q3 2022
We expect to see reasonably strong earnings for commercial lenders in Q3 2022 as loan yields slowly rise...
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R. Christopher Whalen
Jun 1, 20223 min read
Labor Day Fishing at Leen's Lodge
By the end of August, the bugs are gone but the fish are still biting, making for a perfect way to end the summer.
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R. Christopher Whalen
Feb 9, 20222 min read
News: Improving Liquidity for Ginnie Mae Servicing Assets
Collateralized lending in the US was essentially impossible outside of banks from 1925 through the mid-1970s...
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