The Institutional Risk Analyst

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Nov 65 min read

Financials: Post-Trump Victory Notes

The changes that are going to occur in Washington over the next four years will be dramatically different than during Trump I.

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Sep 212 min read

Recession? Consumer Lenders: AX, AXP, ALLY, Barclays, COF, SOFI, SYF

Axos continues to rebound after the bear raid by Hindenburg Research. AX ranked 18th in the WGA Bank Top Index in Q3 2024 vs 98th for SOFI

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Jul 175 min read

Bank Earnings: JPM, BAC, AX, GS & SCHW

GS saw loss provisions fall slightly in Q2 2024 to $282 million but the number was still $600 million in the first half of the year...

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Jul 115 min read

Earnings Setup: Consumer Lenders | ALLY AXP AX BCS COF SOFI SYF

The first comment to make is that consumer defaults are rising across the board. The only question we need to consider is the rate of change

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Jun 76 min read

Faux Bear Raids on OZK and AX? But More Trouble Ahead for CRE Equity

We remind readers that unrealized losses on securities are still a bigger problem for banks than CRE.

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Mar 137 min read

Inside the WGA Bank Top 10 Index

So what makes the WGA Bank Top 10 unique? Below we provide some quantitative and qualitative comments on each of the ten best US banks

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