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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

The old borrow short, lend long strategy. percent in 2004, a decline of 1.1 By comparison, non-high-tech industries lost 689,000 jobs between 2001 and 2002 but recovered the lost jobs by 2004. Who would’ve thought lending $1 million to a San Francisco cab driver to buy a house at 100% loan to value would go bad?

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Guest Post: Third Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

First of all, if they continue to buy securities, they are removing many of the high quality securities from the marketplace, possibly causing a disruption or shortage in the markets. trillion of securities amassed during QE1 and QE2. I know I risk sounding like Charles Plosser, but so be it.

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Guest Post: Third Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

In another easing action dubbed “Operation Twist,” the Fed stated that they will sell $400 billion of their shorter securities (less than 3 year maturities) and buy the same amount of longer securities (6 to 30 year maturities) by June, 2012. Dorothy has been with First Federal of Bucks County since November, 2004.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Commentary by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

They also implemented large, aggressive borrowing and purchase programs for Treasuries, Agency mortgage backed securities, corporate bonds, municipal bonds, loans, commercial paper, bank lending, and small business loan programs. Dorothy has been with Penn Community Bank and its predecessor since November, 2004.

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Guest Post: 3rd Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

Every month, we keep getting their pledge to “keep rates low for an extended period of time” and their promise that, if the economy slips further, the Fed may begin additional purchases of securities in the marketplace to add money to the system. Dorothy has been with First Federal of Bucks County since November, 2004.

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What The Largest Global Fintech Can Teach Us About What’s Next In Financial Services

CB Insights

As the financial affiliate of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group , Ant Financial encapsulates a fintech ecosystem that starts with its dominant mobile payments service, Alipay, and expands into credit scoring, wealth management, insurance, and lending. Wealth management. get the entire 54-page ant financial report.

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