Technology-stock investor KCL Capital’s assets soared in 2018 amid outsized returns.
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January 30 - Hedge Funds, Insider Trading - Comments
Read through any presentation or earnings release from a major lender, and you'll come across an extended conversation about their culture and what distinguishes them from the...
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September 17 - News - Comments
There are two ways a bank can cannibalize revenue and, by implication, shareholder return: They can underwrite bad loans and/or operate inefficiently -- that is, to allow expenses...
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September 17 - News - Comments
Motley Fool analyst Matt Koppenheffer sits down with Rick Engdahl for a side-of-desk interview about banks.
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September 17 - News - Comments
Since the financial crisis, its earnings have been ravaged by the bank's decision to double down on the subprime mortgage market on the eve of the financial crisis.
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September 9 - News - Comments
At a bare minimum, a great bank must do two things: gather up copious amounts of deposits, and write good loans.
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September 3 - News - Comments
The good news is that the number is shrinking. According to a new report from CoreLogic, there were a total of 49,000 completed foreclosures in July.
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September 3 - News - Comments
The nation's banks are headed in the right direction.
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August 30 - News - Comments
Over the past 12 months, shares of BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) have underperformed both its peers on the KBW Bank Index and the broader market's S&P 500.
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August 29 - News - Comments
Dividend investors would be wise to focus not just on a stock's current yield, but also on the long-term growth potential of its dividends.
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August 27 - Dividend Stocks, News - Comments
Federal regulators have stepped up the pressure on big banks in a number of evolving legal cases.
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August 22 - News - Comments
Exchange-traded funds offer a convenient way to invest in sectors or niches that interest you.
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August 20 - News - Comments
If you're like most people, you probably have at least one checking account, a savings account or two, and a couple of credit cards -- possibly up to three or four. I fancy myself...
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August 12 - News - Comments
There's a catch-22 in the business model of most banks.
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August 1 - News - Comments
The good news is that the number is shrinking. According to a new report from CoreLogic, there were a total of 55,000 completed foreclosures in May.
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July 31 - News - Comments
Few businesses can survive without happy customers. And when it comes to focusing on customers needs, banks can sure talk the talk, but can they...
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July 26 - News - Comments
Take Citigroup Inc. (NYSE:C) and Bank of America Corp (NYSE:BAC), for instance.
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July 23 - News - Comments
The southeastern part of the U.S., specifically Florida and Alabama, was especially hard-hit by the 2008 recession, and as a result, many banks saw loans sour as home prices fell...
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July 22 - News - Comments
The latest survey gauging customer satisfaction with mortgage servicers was released last week, and it delivered both good and not-so-good news.
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July 22 - News - Comments
Over the next few months, countless Americans will take to the road or the sky for summer vacations.
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July 15 - News - Comments
Earlier this week, the regulators finally published the Basel III rules for U.S. banks.
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July 8 - News - Comments
Fellow Fools, when I run across a company I might be interested in as an investment -- one that I know next to nothing about -- I typically start my investigation by just jumping...
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June 28 - News - Comments
Take a look at the following chart. As you can see, the average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased this week to 4.46%. Is that a big jump? Sure.
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June 27 - News - Comments
Few regional banking stocks in the U.S. today cost more than BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) stock. Indeed, the stock's biggest distinguishing factor is probably its priciness.
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June 24 - News - Comments
SunTrust Banks, Inc.
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June 24 - News - Comments
If investors could take every earnings report at face value, picking stocks would be a lot easier.
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June 12 - News - Comments
It’s hard to argue with investing in a large bank that is growing at a decent rate. However, I’m here to do exactly that.
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June 12 - News - Comments
Cross-selling sounds like the perfect cure for banks still ailing from the financial crisis.
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June 10 - News - Comments
I'm a big fan of Peter Lynch, and one statement that he made always sticks with me.
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May 22 - News - Comments
When I came across U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) last year, I couldn't believe that I had been ignoring one of the best big banks in the country.
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May 22 - News - Comments
Sometimes banking is made more complicated than it needs to be. A successful bank can attract deposits, make loans, manage its credit quality, and be an excellent investment.
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May 20 - News - Comments
I understand that Wells Fargo & Co (NYSE:WFC) has a lot of fans in the stock market.
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May 8 - News - Comments
So far The Ultimate Dividend Growth Portfolio contains 11 stocks, but none them except The Western Union Company (NYSE:WU) are financial companies.
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April 30 - News - Comments
In order to best situate yourself in the market, you should have exposure to a variety of sectors. The financial sector is an area that you can diversify into quite a lot.
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April 28 - News - Comments
It's time again to review one of my favorite and easiest stocks to recommend: Bank of the Ozarks Inc (NASDAQ:OZRK).
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April 28 - News - Comments
Having worked for a bank for over 10 years, I follow quite a few financial stocks. There were two things that my years in banking taught me. First, change is constant.
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April 19 - News - Comments
Given that you clicked on this article, it seems safe to assume you either own shares of BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) Bank or are considering buying them in the near future.
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April 2 - News - Comments
The fourth quarter results at some of the major US banks remained strong.
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March 26 - News - Comments
When it comes to banks to invest in for the long-run, few of the big banks fit the traditional criteria of what investors look for: stability, low-risk assets, good dividend yield...
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March 25 - News - Comments
For most financial institutions, the Fed-mandated stress test and Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review went pretty well, with prior year laggards Citigroup Inc.
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March 25 - News - Comments
I was surprised when I read that BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) didn't pass the Fed's recent round of stress tests.
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March 22 - News - Comments
To say it's been a busy two weeks for banks would be an understatement.
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March 18 - News - Comments
The Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review results are in, and not surprisingly, KeyCorp (NYSE:KEY) has been given the go-ahead by the Federal Reserve to institute its share...
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March 15 - News - Comments
This time last week, bank investors were reveling in the results of the Dodd-Frank stress tests, which showed that most major U.S.
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March 15 - News - Comments
After the closing bell yesterday, the Federal Reserve released the results of its 2013 comprehensive capital analysis and review, or CCAR.
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March 15 - News - Comments
After flaunting some of the most impressive capital ratios in last week's Dodd-Frank stress test results, BB&T Corporation (NYSE:BBT) shareholders were stunned to discover that...
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March 15 - News - Comments
During the boom of the U.S.
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March 13 - News - Comments
Last week, the Federal Reserve released the first part of the annual banking stress tests results, which examined the impact of a severe economic downturn on the largest U.S.
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March 13 - News - Comments
Stress-test results have been saturating the media this week as the big banks show off their hearty capital reserves and ability to withstand an economic pseudo-armageddon.
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March 13 - News - Comments
Shares of banking powerhouse Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) reached a 52-week high on Monday.
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March 12 - News - Comments
