Industry News
The threat of an economic setback is real despite general optimism, warns Joseph Ficalora, the chief executive of New York Community Bancorp.
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The Federal Reserve approved Capital One's acquisition of ING Direct late Tuesday with few strings attached. The decision had big banks and dealmakers breathing a sigh of relive and consumer advocates steaming.
February 15 -
Mission Capital's David Tobin is on, well, a mission. Distressed debt backed by commercial real estate is thriving, and banks should be selling their holdings.
January 26
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Trepp LLC's Matthew Anderson on the disadvantages giant banks face and why midsize banks will survive.
January 24 -
A good-news/bad-news story is the best way to describe fourth quarter 2011 results. The numbers also hold clues to where the banking business is heading.
January 19 -
With General Electric buying deposits from MetLife, bankers have good reason to ponder the broader meaning to the competitive landscape.
December 27 -
Analysts believe that private equity has become more skittish about quick returns from banking.
December 19 -
Denial, community pressures and pricing issues are some of the reasons more banks aren't selling. That cannot last forever, a roundtable of analysts told American Banker.
November 29 -
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. plays a far more active role in the last days of banks than it cares to let on, explains Washington correspondent Joe Adler.
November 7
