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Jon C. Ogg | Aug 23, 2013 at 12:05 PM EDT

Mortgage-Backed Securities Losses Dominate Federal Reserve Balance Sheet

ThinkstockThe Federal Reserve issued some updates to its balance sheet and payments data on Friday, and the long and short…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 23, 2013 at 10:55 AM EDT

Should the Big Banks Really Face Another Credit Downgrade?

ThinkstockThe big banks have gone to considerable lengths to mend the weaknesses that they were in before, during and after…

Douglas A. McIntyre | Aug 23, 2013 at 6:05 AM EDT

Banks and Government Among Institutions Americans Hate Most

thinkstockIt may be that the negative images of banks and the federal government continue to persist in the minds of…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 22, 2013 at 2:09 PM EDT

NASDAQ Halt Brings Back Flash Crash Concerns

thinkstockDo you remember the Flash Crash? NASDAQ OMX Group (NASDAQ: NDAQ) is proving yet again why there still needs to…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 21, 2013 at 5:16 PM EDT

Lower Refinancings Bring Mortgage Worker Layoffs at Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE: WFC) may be Warren Buffett’s favorite bank hands down and it may be the safest of…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 20, 2013 at 11:30 AM EDT

Is J.P. Morgan Chase Facing a Systematic and Forced Breakup?

Wikimedia CommonsBeing an executive at J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) can be no easy job at the moment.…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 19, 2013 at 12:48 PM EDT

Treasuries Brace for 3-Percent 10-Year and 4-Percent 30-Year Yields

It is no secret now that interest rates have risen. Long-term Treasury yields and even intermediate Treasury yields are now…

Lee Jackson | Aug 19, 2013 at 8:50 AM EDT

How the Hedge Fund Pricing Model of 2% and 20% Is Changing

ThinkstockHighlighted in a Fortune magazine article in 1966, an obscure investment vehicle called the hedge fund was outperforming every existing…

Paul Ausick | Aug 19, 2013 at 8:05 AM EDT

J.P. Morgan, Chinese Princelings and TBTM

Wikimedia CommonsJ.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), which already faces a handful of federal investigations for a variety of…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 16, 2013 at 11:55 AM EDT

Game-Changer: Will BofA-Merrill Lynch Consolidation Be Fought by Regulators?

Brian Katt / Wikimedia Commons / GNU Free Documentation LicenseThere is a major development happening at Bank of America Corp.…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 14, 2013 at 12:00 PM EDT

BATS Gets New Post-Lehman Investors, IPO Hopes of Yesteryear

ThinkstockYou probably remember the debacle around the BATS initial public offering (IPO). This is supposed to be the third largest…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 7, 2013 at 12:15 PM EDT

How to Handle the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Wind-Down: Carefully, Slowly and Thoughtfully

ThinkstockThe days of Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FMCC) could soon be history. President…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 7, 2013 at 10:20 AM EDT

Bank of England Begins to Mirror U.S. Federal Reserve: Bernanke and Carney Ventriloquism

ThinkstockThis should sound familiar to you: “We are tying shot-term interest rates to the unemployment rate.” This is a message…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 6, 2013 at 5:00 PM EDT

Justice Department and SEC: BofA Fraud in Mortgage-Backed Securities

Brian Katt / Wikimedia Commons / GNU Free Documentation LicenseBank of America Corporation (NYSE: BAC) has yet another new lawsuit…

Jon C. Ogg | Aug 6, 2013 at 3:59 PM EDT

Why Rising Interest Rates Might Be at Fair Value in Notes and Bonds

The stock market and bond market are trying and trying to figure out how to price in the eventual tapering…

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Mortgage-Backed Securities Losses Dominate Federal Reserve Balance Sheet

Should the Big Banks Really Face Another Credit Downgrade?

Banks and Government Among Institutions Americans Hate Most

NASDAQ Halt Brings Back Flash Crash Concerns

Lower Refinancings Bring Mortgage Worker Layoffs at Wells Fargo

Is J.P. Morgan Chase Facing a Systematic and Forced Breakup?

Treasuries Brace for 3-Percent 10-Year and 4-Percent 30-Year Yields

How the Hedge Fund Pricing Model of 2% and 20% Is Changing

J.P. Morgan, Chinese Princelings and TBTM

Game-Changer: Will BofA-Merrill Lynch Consolidation Be Fought by Regulators?

BATS Gets New Post-Lehman Investors, IPO Hopes of Yesteryear

How to Handle the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Wind-Down: Carefully, Slowly and Thoughtfully

Bank of England Begins to Mirror U.S. Federal Reserve: Bernanke and Carney Ventriloquism

Justice Department and SEC: BofA Fraud in Mortgage-Backed Securities

Why Rising Interest Rates Might Be at Fair Value in Notes and Bonds

What It Takes to Age in Place, And the Portfolio That Pays For It

He Retired at 55 With $1.2 Million in His 401(k). One Routine Paperwork Move Would Have Locked It All Up for Years

Have a Big 401(k) and Turning 60? Your Catch-Up Limit Just Jumped to $11,250 and the Window Closes at 64

He Retired at 58, Not 65. Here's Why His Social Security Claiming Decision Matters More Than His Portfolio

What It Takes to Age in Place, And the Portfolio That Pays For It

He Retired at 58, Not 65. Here’s Why His Social Security Claiming Decision Matters More Than His Portfolio

What It Takes to Age in Place, And the Portfolio That Pays For It

Banking, finance, and taxes Articles

All Banking, finance, and taxes Articles

Mortgage-Backed Securities Losses Dominate Federal Reserve Balance Sheet

Should the Big Banks Really Face Another Credit Downgrade?

Banks and Government Among Institutions Americans Hate Most

NASDAQ Halt Brings Back Flash Crash Concerns

Lower Refinancings Bring Mortgage Worker Layoffs at Wells Fargo

Is J.P. Morgan Chase Facing a Systematic and Forced Breakup?

Treasuries Brace for 3-Percent 10-Year and 4-Percent 30-Year Yields

How the Hedge Fund Pricing Model of 2% and 20% Is Changing

J.P. Morgan, Chinese Princelings and TBTM

Game-Changer: Will BofA-Merrill Lynch Consolidation Be Fought by Regulators?

BATS Gets New Post-Lehman Investors, IPO Hopes of Yesteryear

How to Handle the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Wind-Down: Carefully, Slowly and Thoughtfully

Bank of England Begins to Mirror U.S. Federal Reserve: Bernanke and Carney Ventriloquism

Justice Department and SEC: BofA Fraud in Mortgage-Backed Securities

Why Rising Interest Rates Might Be at Fair Value in Notes and Bonds

What It Takes to Age in Place, And the Portfolio That Pays For It

He Retired at 55 With $1.2 Million in His 401(k). One Routine Paperwork Move Would Have Locked It All Up for Years

Have a Big 401(k) and Turning 60? Your Catch-Up Limit Just Jumped to $11,250 and the Window Closes at 64

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