Jeff For Banks

MAY 20, 2017

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. Risk mitigants tend to lag growth, especially fast growth.

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Jeff For Banks

JUNE 2, 2023

The old borrow short, lend long strategy. When the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 passed, the top capital gains tax rate was lowered, providing yet another incentive for equity speculators to pour money into the fledgling internet industry. To fight inflation, the Fed raised rates aggressively (familiar?). What caused it?

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 21, 2010

An August report by Challenger, Gray, and Christmas showed that layoffs have declined dramatically, to a monthly average of 56,000 since June, 2009 and have been below 100,000 for fourteen consecutive months for the first time since 1999-2000. Job openings reported by the Labor Department in July were 3.04 Thanks for reading!

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Stocks have taken the brunt of investor frustration, selling off steeply in the third quarter for the worst quarterly loss since the height of the financial crisis in late 2008 and early 2009. It will take time, but eventually, companies and banks will seek higher returns and invest and lend. and the Nasdaq fell almost -13%.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2019

Carranza has a history at the SBA, serving as its deputy administrator between 2006 and 2009. Her rise to the position of SBA chief is not expected to disrupt the status quo, but she would step into the seat at a time of broader controversy at the SBA, surrounding its 7(a) small business lending program. Last year, the U.S.

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Jeff For Banks

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Since the recovery began in June, 2009, real GDP growth has averaged 2.3%. Bank lending has not been the catalyst it used to be for improved growth in this recovery compared to prior ones; maybe we can point at regulation after regulation being forced onto banks and higher, more restrictive capital requirements.

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