Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC Hires Head of Capital Markets and Expands Research and Sales Teams
WASHINGTON, June 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Compass Point Research & Trading, LLC ("Compass Point") today announced that it has hired Thomas Sheedy as Managing Director and Head of Capital Markets
Congress Calls Upon Trepp To Offer Expert Testimony On Bank Distress; 753 U.S. Banks Still At Elevated Risk Of Failure
Trepp’s Bank Stability Research and January Bank Failure Report Released NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On Friday, February 4th, Matt Anderson, Managing Director at Trepp, LLC, provided expert testimony
HAMP Falls Short, But Consumers Can Still Save, Says Informa Research Services
CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In a report issued this week, the Congressional Oversight Panel (COP) claimed that the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP) fell incredibly short of the
Elizabeth Warren, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - Financial Game Changer
Who: Elizabeth Warren, Assistant to the President How she fiercely influenced finance: Following the financial crisis, the Harvard Law School Professor became Chair of the Congressional Oversight
Behind the foreclosure mess
When it comes to the foreclosure mess right now, banks are in a bind. On one hand, they have every incentive to process the flood of foreclosures promptly and professionally. On the other hand, they
RiskSpan, Inc. Hires Bank of America Default Executive
VIENNA, Va., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- RiskSpan, Inc. (www.riskspan.com) announced today that it hired Allen H. Jones as Managing Director of its Federal Services Consulting practice in Washington, DC.
ICSC Supports Legislation to Jumpstart Commercial Real Estate
Asks Congress to Support the Community Recovery and Enhancement Act WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- In an attempt to forestall the looming equity crisis in commercial real estate, U.S. Rep. Shelley
Rep. Fattah Resoundingly Endorses Warren to Head New Consumer Protection Bureau
WASHINGTON, July 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), a member of the House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Financial Services, issues the following statement on
Commercial real estate woes continue
"By the end of the year, about half of all commercial real estate loans are gonna be underwater, and they are concentrated in the midsize banks." So says Elizabeth Warren, head of Congressional
Banks get green light on TARP payback
No one is really surprised that 10 banks got the okay to repay their TARP funds. Nearly $70 billion will be paid back by JPMorgan Chase & Co., American Express, Goldman Sachs, U.S. Bancorp,
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