The Institutional Risk Analyst

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Nov 25, 20195 min read

Schwab Goes for the Big Time; HSBC Joins the Bank Dead Pool

New York | News reports suggest that The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) may acquire TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation (AMTD). SCHW is...

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Nov 18, 20194 min read

Does Goldman Sachs Discriminate Against Female Borrowers?

New York | Did Goldman Sachs (GS) and Apple Inc. (AAPL) discriminate against women in the provision of credit on the new accounts for the...

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Jul 1, 20198 min read

Deutsche Bank, GSEs & Systemic Risk

New York | In this issue of The Institutional Risk Analyst, we ponder how the actions or inaction of policy makers can create systemic...

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Mar 17, 20198 min read

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)...

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Feb 26, 20184 min read

Large Cap Financials & Asset Inflation

New York | None other than Warren Buffett of investment fame started off the week complaining to Becky Quick of CNBC that there’s not...

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Sep 11, 20175 min read

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...

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