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By Remi Lukosiunas On September 19, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Hurricane Irma had its eye set on the east coast of Florida, with catastrophic damage predictions running as high as $200 billion. But she switched gears at the last minute, losing power and...
By Remi Lukosiunas On September 14, 201707:00 AM Eastern
We just released our latest round of bank safety ratings, using fresh figures from Q2 2017 filings. The good news? Our Weiss data shows widespread soundness and stability in the industry. But...
By Gavin Magor On September 12, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Hurricane Harvey recently hammered Texas, causing losses that could eventually total tens (or even hundreds) of billions of dollars. Now in Hurricane Irma’s wake, many are wondering about...
By Remi Lukosiunas On September 5, 201707:00 AM Eastern
As the clean-up begins in earnest after Hurricane Harvey, the storm’s financial impact inevitably comes to mind. Customers have loans and deposits with banks in the region, and they may worry...
By Remi Lukosiunas On August 29, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Last week’s article about community banks revealed that while they may be large in number, they don’t represent as much of the overall industry in terms of assets. After the article went online,...
By Remi Lukosiunas On August 22, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Have you ever seen a bank tucked away in some shopping plaza, or just sitting on some lonely street corner? Then you looked at the name of it and thought to yourself: “What is this bank? I’ve...
By Remi Lukosiunas On August 15, 201707:00 AM Eastern
As I drive around town here in South Florida, I keep seeing more lots being sealed off with chain link fences — and “Financed by Bank So&So” signs slapped on the front. It usually doesn’t take...
By Remi Lukosiunas On August 8, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Banks aren’t created to provide you with free financial services. They’re here to make money just like any other business. In fact, the U.S. banking industry netted $160.5 billion last year and...
By Jon D. Markman On August 2, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Everywhere you look, something in the real world seems to be getting replaced by something digital.
Thankfully, the real world has started to strike back.
This week, The Wall Street...
By Remi Lukosiunas On August 1, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The Dodd-Frank Act – Three words that make the financial industry cringe. Banks, credit unions, and the big dogs on Wall Street have been struggling to keep up with the law, and fighting it on...