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Junk CLOs? More QE? And Liquidity Risk
New York | With the end of Q2 2019 earnings in sight, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that the rate of change in US...
By: R. Christopher Whalen
Jul 29, 20197 min read
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HELOCs and Transformational REPO
New York | We had a great trip last week, participating in Ellie Mae’s (ELLI) Experience 2019 and surveying the rich (and water sodden)...
By: R. Christopher Whalen
Mar 17, 20198 min read
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Which Are the Best Performing US Banks?
New York | Which are the best performing banks in the US? Equity returns for the entire industry averaged 11.4% in Q1’18, up from 9.6%...
By: R. Christopher Whalen
Aug 7, 20186 min read
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Goldman Sachs & the Volcker Rule
Austin | Last week we heard optimistic noises coming from some of the top executives in the world of mortgage finance at the...
By: R. Christopher Whalen
Sep 11, 20175 min read
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Bank Earnings & Fed Chairs
New York | Earlier this week we appeared on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to talk about bank earnings and the Fed. The results from the top-four...
By: R. Christopher Whalen
Jul 18, 20175 min read
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How Much Lower Will Bank Stocks Fall?
Since the November 2016 election, large cap financials have moved sharply higher, in the case of Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) up almost 60%....
By: R. Christopher Whalen
Apr 12, 20174 min read
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For Big Banks, Profits Not Capital is the Issue
This week brings the start of Q1 2017 earnings for many banks, large and small. In order to better inform the subsequent...
By: R. Christopher Whalen
Apr 9, 20179 min read
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