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Banks brace for derivatives 'big bang'
Colin Barr 2009-04-10 12:08Credit default swap dealers are cleaning up a dark corner of the derivatives market, but the risk of a blowup remains.By Colin Barr, senior writerNEW...
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Small banks, big problems
Colin Barr 2009-12-24 09:11By Colin BarrThe New Year is shaping up to be a rough one for community lenders.Dozens if not hundreds of small banks figure to disappear in 2010, as ...
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Big banks mint money again: $18.7 billion
Colin Barr 2010-04-24 12:33The biggest banks are minting money. Can they keep it up? Do we even want them to?The six biggest bank holding companies - Bank of America (BAC, Fortu...
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Big banks have a big credit problem
财富中文网 2009-04-22 01:21Bank of America and Citigroup have been sinking billions into rainy day funds, but problem loans are growing even faster.By Colin BarrBanks are sockin...
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Big banks' fuzzy math
财富中文网 2009-04-18 01:40JPMorgan and Wells Fargo play up an obscure measure of their profitability to show how strong they are - but surging credit losses may hint otherwise....
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Stress fractures for big banks
财富中文网 2009-04-10 08:29The CEO of one small bank says that his larger rivals' need to shrink spells opportunity for thriving banks like his - and he just did a deal to prove...
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Time for big banks to show the money
财富中文网 2009-10-15 05:23Third-quarter financial reports from the likes of Citi and BofA will show an industry still struggling with big losses.By Colin BarrA year after the g...
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Big banks take your money and run
Colin Barr 2009-10-22 07:28The titans that survived last year's tumult have gathered deposits by the bushel. But they have shown less of a knack for lending it out.By Colin Barr...
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End of refi boom no worry for big banks
Colin Barr 2009-06-09 12:40The recent uptick in mortgage rates shouldn't derail profits at JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and BofA due to their stranglehold on the market.By Colin ...
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Good news, bad news on derivatives
财富中文网 2009-06-29 10:55U.S. banks' exposure to potential derivatives losses drops 10% in the first quarter - but remains a scary-looking $1.42 trillion.By Colin BarrThe ever...