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Preparing For the 7 Waves From The Fed Hike

South State Correspondent

This decision coincided with rate hikes by the Swiss National Bank, its first since 2007, the Bank of England, and the European Central Bank announced at an emergency meeting that they would raise interest rates next month and again in September. The market, however, expects a higher year-end Fed Funds rate at 3.65%.

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Four Reasons for the 2007-08 Financial Crisis

Jeff For Banks

A recent Bank Think post by ConnectOne Bank CEO Frank Sorrentino regarding restoring Glass-Steagall got me thinking about how far the debate has drifted from the root causes of the 2007-08 financial crisis. In 2007, that number climbed to 127%. Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) almost tripled between 1996 and 2007, to $7.3

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The European banking system is flat-lining

Chris Skinner

By 2007, bank assets in many developed countries had reached in excess of 100 per cent of gross domestic product (“GDP”). In 2007, bank assets in the US were around 78 per cent of GDP. The banks feed domestic credit, financing asset purchases, investment and consumption as well as cross border lending.

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UK-Based Liberis Lands $93 Million For SME Financing

PYMNTS

With uncertainty in the market, funding can be hard to access from more risk averse institutions. According to the announcement, the new infusion will be harnessed to offer further client financing solutions, roll out new offerings and markets and power the firm’s expansion. Europe and the United States. “The

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Investors Balk At Talk Of Alt-SME Lending Collapse

PYMNTS

The alternative small business lending market took home the biggest slice of cake this week with about $33.5 That may not have been surprising this time last year, but today, considering talk of lackluster performance by these innovators — plus recent warnings over a total market collapse — that funding is pretty impressive.

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What's With Regulator Agita Over Bank Commercial Real Estate Lending?

Jeff For Banks

Today, I read an American Banker article on how a multi-billion dollar bank is going to ramp up its business lending. To remind readers, in 2006 the OCC, Federal Reserve, and FDIC issued joint interagency Guidance on Concentrations in Commercial Real Estate Lending. They need a marketing person to title their reports.

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Don't Bank. SoFi

Jeff For Banks

billion in equity capital, with a market capitalization close to book value. Remember during the depression when the National Housing Act of 1934 created the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). The secondary market removes unpalatable interest rate risk from financial institutions' balance sheets. We don't know. Perhaps not.