2008 Analysis & Opinion Briefs:

24 A & O Briefs were published during 2008 (listed from the most recent to oldest). Click on the title to read a summary of each A & O Brief. Each subscriber client receives the complete A & O Brief via email.

• Forecasting 2009: Uncertainty Feeds Seeds of Change
• What to Make of the New Crop of Bank Holding Companies
• 3Q2008 Earnings: Good, Mediocre, Bad & Ugly
• US Bank Makes Shrewd TARP Capital Play in California
• Insurance Companies Join Industry Mashup to Get TARP Capital
• Handicapping the Three Mega-deals
• The Post-crisis Shape of the US Banking Industry
• Can B of A Make the Universal Model Work?
• "Too Big to Fail" Leaves More Unanswered Questions
• Recalibrating 2H2008 FDIC Bank Closure Estimates
• Time to Say Goodbye to the Old American Mortgage Pie?
• Three US FinTech Vendors Went to Market
• 2008 Mid-Year Analysis and Second-Half Expectations
• Delinquencies Sprout Like Weeds; Fuel Doubts About Some Firms
• Corner Office Shuffle Not a Good Sign for Wachovia and WaMu
• Boom to Bust Burns a Banker - Who's Next?
• Foreclosure Mess Feels Like a Maze of Dead-ends
• WaMu Takes $7 Billion; Who Gets the Upside?
• Big Banks for Sale: A Buyer's Market or Dilemma?
• Foreclosures, Forgiveness, and Blacklisting: No Painkillers or Cure in Sight
• Ready or Not: Here Comes Banco Wal*Mart
• Citibank's Branch Expansion Plan: No Miracle Yields Reality Check
• Just What Is B of A Rescuing in the Countrywide Deal?
• Is Banking Broken or Just Wounded?