Tightening the Screws

Tightening the Screws

According to a recent article in Reuters: sometime in December 2015, U.S. banking regulators put in writing their clear intent to keep a closer watch on underwriting standards in Commercial Real Estate lending. The statement, issued by The Fedā€™s Board of Governors,...

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Tightening the Screws

Will Cheap Oil Sink The Capital Markets?

How quickly things changeā€¦as 2015 waned, fate seemed to smile on ā€˜The Financials.ā€™ Six years of T.A.R.P., bail outs, QE 1-3, ā€˜Zero Interest Rate Policyā€™ (ZIRP) et alā€¦ had pumped a surging river of resuscitation through Americaā€™s Banking system. With 2016, the prospect...

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