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☆ US regional banks are still under pressure. That’s likely to continue
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-18 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

New York CNN —Despite overcoming a crisis in 2023, the pain isn’t over for America’s regional banks. Shares of New York Community Bank have tumbled 71%, Bank OZK shares have slid 16% and Webster Financial shares have lost 11%. Regional banks reported wide losses on their profits during the first quarter. PNC projects that its net interest income will fall between 4% to 5% in 2024 from last year. “I’m worried about a handful of [regional banks],” Bair told CNBC on Tuesday.

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☆ These 28 regional and community banks exceed regulators' threshold for high commercial real estate concentration risk: here's what's really at stake.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-09 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

But where banks' exposure to commercial real estate is concerned, locating that fire may be difficult. Rising interest rates quickly increased the cost of borrowing for investors in commercial real estate, including offices and multifamily homes. It doesn't reveal details such as borrowers' track records, said Mark Hillis, a former chief risk officer for commercial real estate at JPMorgan. There's also varying concentration risk: the largest banks with commercial real estate exposure are more diversified, meaning that any losses won't be as devastating, Baker said. "We think very few banks will run into issues just from their commercial real estate exposure," Reidy said.

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☆ This little-known bank is offering one of the highest CD rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Darla Mercado | Cfp | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Banks are dialing back the yields they pay on certificates of deposit, but a notable name is still commanding one of the highest rates available. New York Community Bank offers the highest CD rate for maturities under 36 months among the banks in Morgan Stanley's coverage, coming in at 5.5%. Webster Financial followed in second place, with a rate of 5.4%, and Bank OZK rounded out the top three with a rate of 5.3%. New York Community Bank is offering a sweetened annual percentage yield at a time when the institution itself is going through a period of tumult. NYCB YTD line YTD performance of NYCB shares In late January, the Hicksville, New York-based bank took a higher-than-anticipated charge against expected loan losses .

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☆ Bank OZK CEO: 2023 was 'business as usual' despite turmoil in the industry
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBank OZK CEO: 2023 was 'business as usual' despite turmoil in the industryGeorge Gleason, Bank OZK CEO, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss whether the regional banks are now active in the loan business, how cautious Gleason is for commercial real estate or construction loans, and more.

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☆ What does Moody’s downgrade mean for markets?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Moody’s on Monday evening downgraded 10 US banks and put the credit ratings of six others on review, an indication that the agency could also eventually downgrade those institutions. Some investors say that while the Moody’s downgrade isn’t groundbreaking, it’s a reminder that the economy, and markets, still have challenges ahead. Moody’s downgraded Commerce Bank, BOK Financial, M&T Bank, Old National Bank, Prosperity Bank, Amarillo National Bank, Webster Financial, Fulton Financial, Pinnacle Financial and Associated Bank. Wall Street firms fined $549 million for using WhatsApp and other channelsWells Fargo is among a number of Wall Street firms that admitted Tuesday to using WhatsApp, Signal and other messaging platforms for “off-channel” communications in violation of federal recordkeeping requirements. The Securities and Exchange Commission said the Wall Street firms acknowledged wrongdoing and have agreed to pay penalties totaling $289 million, reports my colleague Matt Egan.

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☆ These are the 3 essential questions nobody is asking after Silicon Valley Bank's implosion — and the 5 bank stocks you should be buying, according to UBS
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-16 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Regional banks remain under fire after the sudden undoing of Silicon Valley Bank. UBS answered three of the biggest questions bank investors should be asking right now. Here are five of the firm's favorite regional bank stocks to buy for upside. The shocking collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the shutdown of Signature Bank, and "material weaknesses" reported at Credit Suisse led investors to panic-sell bank stocks — even those without financial issues. Below is a summary of those questions and the best answers based on UBS projections, along with the regional bank stocks that stand out in regards to each.

☆ Investing Club: The week in review, the week ahead — Jan. 14, 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-14 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

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