Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Banks Hold Treasuries and Make Loans Ever since the 2008 financial collapse, banks have reduced their lending while accumulating U.S. Treasuries.
On the surface placing capital into the safest depositor may seem prudent. On the other hand, Why Big Banks Are Suddenly Interested in Talking to You Again? According to Inc, “After years of turning away small-business borrowers, the country's largest banks are now granting
one out of five loan applications they receive. The 20 percent benchmark represents a post-recession high for big banks (assets
of $10B+). Further, small banks have been approving more than half of the funding requests they receive.” Read the entire article
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Financial Regulators Bend Rules for Banksters
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