U.S. Banks

Report: Investors Ask Goldman to Be Less Greedy

Reuters| Markets

… at Goldman Sachs (GS) have asked the U . S . bank , on track to deliver $20 billion in ..... A year after the implosion of former U . S . bank giant Lehman Brothers, there is concern ..... performance rather than short-term gains. The U . S . bank has repaid the government cash it received …

Story|11/20/2009

Taxpayers May Not Be Activist Shareholders, but Goverment Is

By By Dunstan Prial| FOXBusiness| Markets

… the role of an activist shareholder. Treasury’s point man, mediator Kenneth Feinberg, sent shock waves through the U . S . banking system last month by ordering pay cuts averaging 50% at the seven bailed out companies for which he was charged with setting …

Story|11/19/2009

Fed Officials Play Down Impact of Weak Dollar

Reuters| Markets

… will remain high for a prolonged period. "This is not a very jobful recovery," he said. Plosser said commercial real estate remains in problem as well and falling prices in the industry threatened small and medium-sized U . S . banks .

Story|11/19/2009

Bogus Stimulus « John Stossel

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… Creature From Jekyll Island" by G. Edward Griffin and watch the 13 consecutive Youtube segments. You will get an education in US Banking & Finance that you will never forget!! We've ALL been dupped for almost 100 years now and the realization of their plan …

Blog|11/17/2009

Credit Card Defaults Fall, But Delinquencies Up

Reuters| Markets

… delinquencies usually track unemployment, which rose to a 26-year high of 10.2% in October. Bank of America Corp , the largest U . S . bank , said in a regulatory filing that its charge-off rate -- loans the company does not expect to be repaid -- fell to 13 …

Story|11/16/2009

Fake Verizon 'balance-checker' is a Trojan

By By Robert McMillan| IDG.net| Personal Finance

… Recently, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation said this type of financial fraud has removed US$100 million from U . S . bank accounts. Criminals are always looking for new ways to trick people into downloading their software, and this billing-cycle …

Story|11/13/2009

East West Bancorp Shares Surge On Acquisition

By Matt Egan| FOXBusiness| Markets

… Neill. United Commercial Bank, which became the 120th U . S . banking failure on Friday, has a branch in Hong Kong and a unit in Shanghai. East West said it is the largest U . S . bank focused on serving the Asian American community. “This is …

Story|11/09/2009

Morgan Stanley Looks to Sell China Investment Bank Stake

Reuters| Markets

… MS) is seeking a buyer for its 34% stake in investment bank China International Capital Corp, Wei Sun Christianson, the U . S . bank 's China chief executive, said on Monday. Private equity firms Bain Capital and General Atlantic are among those eyeing the …

Story|11/08/2009

U.S. Regulators Close Gateway Bank, Prosperan Bank

Reuters| Markets

… Gateway Bank of St. Louis, in St. Louis, Missouri, and Prosperan Bank, of Oakdale, Minnesota, Friday, the 118th and 119th U . S . bank to fail this year. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp said Gateway Bank of St Louis had $27.7 million in assets and $27 …

Story|11/06/2009

Georgia's United Security Year's 116th Failed Bank

By Wallace Witkowski| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

… Wallace Witkowski MarketWatch Pulse SAN FRANCISCO -- United Security Bank of Sparta, Ga, became the 116th U . S . bank of the year to fail, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Friday. Ameris Bank of Moultrie, Ga. will purchase …

Story|11/06/2009