Latest Articles
-
Citigroup Tops Global Debt Capital Market League Table For Third Consecutive Quarter, But JPMorgan Made The Most Money
Thomson Reuters’ released its debt capital market league table for the third quarter of the year recently, and Citigroup did well to stay at the top of the list for the third consecutive quarter . While there has been a steady decline in t...
-
Investment Banks To Take A Hit In Q3 As Global Debt Origination Volumes Decline
Seasonal headwinds, coupled with the growing reluctance of U.S. companies to tap the debt capital markets for cash in the wake of the Fed’s ongoing rate hike process, resulted in total debt origination volumes falling marginally to $1.75 t...
-
How Much In Equity Underwriting Fees Are The Largest U.S. Investment Banks Likely To Report For Q3?
The sharp reduction in equity market activity in Europe as well as developing nations over the third quarter of the year boosted the market share of the five largest U.S. banks in the equity underwriting industry for the period. According to data...
-
Slump In Global Equity Underwriting Volumes Over Q3 Will Hurt Results For Investment Banks
The strong activity levels that have characterized global equity capital markets over the last few quarters were absent in the third quarter, with companies around the globe raising just $158 billion in fresh capital through IPOs and FPOs for the...
-
Why Are Bank Shares Trending Lower Despite The Fed’s Latest Rate Hike?
The Federal Reserve announced its decision to raise interest rates by 25 basis points (0.25% points) earlier this week – a move that was largely expected given strong economic growth and low unemployment rates, as inflation hovers around 2%...
-
Should Investors Be Worried About Capital One’s Aggressive Auto Lending Push?
The strong outlook for the U.S. economy, and the ongoing trend of customers choosing SUVs, larger cars and higher-priced models to traditional smaller cars, has had a positive impact on the country’s auto industry for several quarters now. ...
-
Fed’s Growth Restriction On Wells Fargo Helped Boost The Bank’s Loan-To-Deposit Ratio In Q2
The loan-to-deposit ratio (LDR) for the largest U.S. banks continued the upward trend they began early this year for the second quarter, thanks to the favorable combination of an improvement in lending activity and a reduction in the deposit grow...
-
Why Have Net Interest Margins Trended Lower For Some Of The Largest U.S. Banks?
There was a sequential decline in the net interest margin (NIM) figure for three of the five largest U.S. banks over Q2 – a trend that stands out given the steady increase in the key metric for the U.S. banking industry in each of the last ...
-
Should Investors Be Worried About U.S. Bancorp’s Stagnant Deposit Base?
Total deposits held by U.S. Bancorp have remained largely flat at around $335 billion over the last four quarters – something that stands out given the steady growth in total deposits for the U.S. banking industry over the same period. In f...
-
JPMorgan Chase Looks Poised To Become Largest U.S. Bank In Terms Of Total Loans By End Of 2018
JPMorgan Chase could dethrone Wells Fargo to become the largest U.S. bank in terms of outstanding loans as early as this year, as the banking giant continues to make the most of upbeat economic conditions in the country to grow loans at a faster ...
-
Is Discover’s Below-Average Growth In U.S. Card Purchase Volumes A Cause For Concern?
The six largest U.S. card issuers reported total Q2 purchase volumes of $566 billion for retail cards issued by them – representing more than 61% of the total credit card purchase volume of $927 billion for the U.S. in the quarter. Taken to...
-
Relaxed Commercial Lending Terms Drove Loan Volume Across U.S. Banking Industry In Q2
The U.S. banking industry witnessed a sharp improvement in the volume of commercial and industrial loans over the second quarter of 2018 as many banks relaxed lending requirements for businesses . Notably, the demand for commercial and industria...
-
Equity Market Rally Helped Boost Assets At Largest Wealth Managers In Q2
The strong rally in equity markets over the second quarter, coupled with a continued inflow of assets globally, helped boost client assets held by the six largest wealth managers in the world. However, with the U.S. dollar strengthening compared ...
-
U.S. Bancorp Bucks Industry Trend By Continuing To Grow Its Mortgage Servicing Portfolio
The U.S. banking industry has seen the total size of its mortgage servicing portfolio shrink steadily since 2012, as increased capital requirements for mortgage servicing rights after the downturn made the business less attractive for larger bank...
-
U.S. Mortgage Industry Conditions Improved Slightly In Q2, But Wells Fargo Isn’t Very Optimistic About It
The U.S. mortgage industry witnessed a recovery in activity levels over the second quarter, as an upbeat economic outlook helped total mortgage originations improve from just $346 billion in Q1 2018 to $447 billion in Q2 2018. While the unusually...
