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A Decline in Personal Savings

TrustBank

The BEA calculates the personal saving rate by subtracting taxes from personal income to arrive at “disposable personal income” and then subtracts personal outlays. As of October, the US ranked 32 nd according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) data. What’s left is an estimate of personal savings.

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Banking's Top 5 in Total Return to Shareholders: 2017 Edition

Jeff For Banks

billion of assets and operates twenty five branches in the western suburbs of Chicago. Summit also operates an insurance subsidiary. Actually, the Bank had a one-time after tax litigation settlement (from a 2002-04 event) of $6.2 Positive operating leverage! In 2007, the Bank had $1.1 Old Second Bancorp, Inc.

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Consumer Lending: Should Banks Do It?

Jeff For Banks

Mortgage bankers and brokers own a significant share of market (although less than prior to the 2007-08 financial crisis). Which we already do via buying mortgage back securities and using loan brokers in metro areas. Real estate secured. pre-tax profit as a percent of the portfolio. Profitable moxy, though.

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Reverse Trend

Independent Banker

billion in assets and operates 60 retail locations, is licensed to originate reverse mortgages in most of the United States. Widows or widowers also often seek a reverse mortgage to replace their deceased spouse’s Social Security income. FirstBank, which has $2.3 The bank closes 35 to 45 reverse mortgages each month. About the market.

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Guest Post: First Quarter Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

They purchased securities during the crisis and stepped up where they could as a lender of last resort. trillion of securities. But we know that only three things in life are certain—death, taxes, and a Fed that goes too far. The Fed lowered the Fed Funds rate to 0%, where it has stood for over three years.

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Guest Post: Financial Markets and Economic Update by Dorothy Jaworski

Jeff For Banks

trillion in Agency mortgage backed securities. million at the end of December, 2007, before the crisis hit in 2008. Physical security costs ramped up over the past 15 years; just ask the airlines and Homeland Security. Remember all of the quantitative easing, or “QE,” purchase programs? trillion in Treasuries and $1.8

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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. Or should I say “manipulate” interest rates lower? We should all be so lucky. So stay tuned!