Jeff For Banks

JUNE 2, 2023

Between 1995 and its peak in March 2000, the Nasdaq Composite stock market index rose 800%, only to fall 740% from its peak by October 2002, giving up all its gains during the bubble. And quite frankly, I did not know there were so many tranches to mortgage-backed securities. We knew there was tremendous hubris in the subprime market.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

After a 2018 that had its highs and lows, what might 2019 have in store from a credit risk management standpoint? Since October 2009, the average year-over-year FICO Score has steadily and consistently increased , from a low of 686 in 2009 to the latest high of 704 as of 2018. Average FICO Score — Has It Peaked?

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Jeff For Banks

JULY 15, 2013

Shell Shocked If you are a fixed income investor, you have seen the worst that the markets have to offer in the second quarter of 2013. Mutual funds and ETFs specializing in mortgage backed securities saw their worst quarter in terms of losses and outflows since 1992.

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CB Insights

JULY 16, 2017

” In this area, AmFam has made investments in startups including Cozy , a rent management startup, and mobile used car marketplace Instamotor. Hiscox’s latest investment, Indio , provides a workflow management platform for commercial insurance brokers. in funding. Munich Re/HSB Ventures. Number of investments: 8.

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CB Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2017

” In this area, AmFam has made investments in startups including Cozy , a rent management startup, and mobile used car marketplace Instamotor. Thus far, Aviva has led seed investments to startups in two of those spaces: Cocoon in smart home security and AppyParking which accesses public and private parking data. XL Innovate.

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Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 18, 2014

To put that GDP growth into perspective, consider that, in the three years following the recovery which began in June, 2009, real GDP averaged +2.2%. She will continue your zero rate policy and will “taper” your QE 3 program, because the markets have already dismissed its impact and tightened long term rates despite your wishes.

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FluentBanking

APRIL 18, 2020

Unsuccessful candidates will, however, pay an examination fee of Tk 300/- (Taka three hundred) only per subject for each subsequent appearance: The new Enrolment Fees will be effective from the next Winter (November 2009) session.

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 21, 2010

What are the Markets Thinking? Bond markets have been the big winners in the third quarter. Rates have fallen to incredible lows; Pimco, a large money manager, has referred to them as “Eisenhower” lows because they were prevalent in the 1950s. As the outlook improves, these companies will seek higher returns through investments.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 2, 2011

The World Around Us World events are impacting our markets. So far, about half of the positive economic impact of the surprise 2% reduction in social security taxes and small business tax cuts are gone because of higher gas prices. One of the Fed’s QE2 goals, as stated by Chairman Bernanke, was to improve the stock market.

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Fintech Labs Insights

JUNE 18, 2015

As a payments platform, WePay conducts business in a battlefield of daily security concerns. Founded in 2009, WePay offers online marketplaces, crowdfunding platforms, and small businesses two main products: 1) A white-labeled payments processing platform, Clear. It also provides regulatory and fraud risk protection.

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Jeff For Banks

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Another Volatile Quarter I know I risk sounding too negative, but we cannot seem to shake the crisis mentality that keeps whipsawing bond and stock markets. There has been a lot of talk about rescues from the European Union, but the markets want action. So why were the markets disappointed in the Fed’s forward guidance?

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Jeff For Banks

JANUARY 19, 2011

Rates Give Us a Wild Ride Bond market behavior in the fourth quarter of 2010 was one for the record books. Was it the belief that the economy will finally grow or was it Bernanke’s comments on 60 Minutes and in the newspaper that he wanted the stock market to rise? No wonder the markets are under pressure. So what happened?

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 10, 2015

A New Year of Volatility 2015 ushered in a whole new season of volatility in the bond and stock markets. The so-called recovery that began in June, 2009 has produced growth rates only about one half of “normal” recoveries since WWII. At least we are not in Boston. We need a change of seasons! So will the Fed raise rates in 2015?

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Jeff For Banks

AUGUST 12, 2010

What’s Bothering the Markets? There used to be an old adage in the stock market: “sell in May and go away.” Stock markets did quite well this year into April then began to sell off relentlessly in May; in the meantime, bond markets moved higher, especially Treasuries, as investors sought the safety of bonds. Bummers all.

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Perficient

MAY 17, 2022

The inevitable end of the chip shortage will expand the pool of vehicles to choose from and lower transaction prices as the market moves toward some semblance of normal. In 2021, subprime delinquency rates hit the highest mark since 2009. Fewer cars are being sold, perhaps, but profits are reaching record highs. Until it isn’t.

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Jeff For Banks

APRIL 5, 2012

They purchased securities during the crisis and stepped up where they could as a lender of last resort. They embarked on quantitative easing, or “QE,” programs twice in 2009 and 2010, buying up $2.3 trillion of securities. From yield curves, we can calculate market expectations of rates in the future. Fed “promises?”

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CB Insights

OCTOBER 6, 2017

With the emergence of industry-specific AI, the effects of automation — initially felt in manufacturing — are seeping into retail sales, restaurants, e-commerce, marketing, and even software development. Outsize impact on the labor markets. Professions at the greatest risk. Professions at lower risk. Jobs of the future.

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