Category Archives: Bank balance sheets

Next financial crisis locales? Try China and India

Posted on September 4, 2013 by vincentryan2013

As I wrote on CFO.com on Tuesday, China’s domestic banks may face problems during the “great moderation” of China’s economic growth.  A recent S&P report said that the majority of China’s top banks, and many regional and national banks, “remain vulnerable … Continue reading →

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Anchor Comes Loose

Posted on August 15, 2013 by vincentryan2013

What a week for Anchor Bancorp of Wisconsin. Its holding company declares bankruptcy, then the SEC comes out today with fraud charges against the CFO. (The case was settled.) A bad earnings report just added icing to the cake. Anchor … Continue reading →

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A Good Time to Borrow

Posted on August 6, 2013 by vincentryan2013

Is there any end to banks’ easing of standards on business loans? Loan underwriting is getting pretty loose. The Federal Reserve’s Senior Loan Officer Survey for July shows banks easing standards (yet again) for industrial & commercial loans. The percentage … Continue reading →

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A bank is hiding inside your supply chain

Posted on July 26, 2013 by vincentryan2013

My latest story on CFO.com: merchant banking physical commodities warehouses aluminum derivatives price manipulation Goldman Sachs.  

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Guess who created the latest derivative product

Posted on July 23, 2013 by vincentryan2013

Yep, you guessed it, the federal government. The Financial Times reported today that Freddie Mac will sell a new kind of derivative that will get private investors to take on the risk of default of $22.5 billion in mortgages. From … Continue reading →

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Bank execs have a laugh at our expense

Posted on July 16, 2013 by vincentryan2013

Listening to two Anglo Irish Bank execs joke about a 7 billion euro bailout is nauseating, but are we really surprised conversations like this went on? This recording of an internal phone conversation between the head of the bank’s capital … Continue reading →

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Capital question

Posted on July 16, 2013 by vincentryan2013

Ok, so this new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is from, um, the Federal Reserve, but the results are still compelling: Our study indicates that the capital depletion during the recent financial crisis at large U.S. financial … Continue reading →

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