Its all fine and well to tout the values of small Banks but you should also mention the rate at which small banks fail.  And that the large Banks get tapped on the shoulder to take over the assets, making the TMTF bigger and bigger.   Agree CountryWide was by far the worst corporate acquisition of the decade.  Merrill ...more

Is this really different from any of the other analysts.  When the bank stocks were tumbling down a few years back, the majority msn analyst had buy's on the stocks.  Then when they hit bottom they changed to sell.  now the stress tests are out and the new is good so they will all change to Buy.  Lets be serious here, ...more

Long term investors which the market needs are reluctant to invest as long as speculators and short sellers continue to dominate.  No question that the major us banks  are quickly improving and JPM and WFC are already in good shape, with stock prices that make them an absolute bargain.  Buy small amounts and dollar cos...more

It is quite sad to see how little value some people think the Bank's bring to the economy, and how vital they are.   The truth is as outlined in this article, that they are vital.  Hoping these Bank's fail is like hoping for your own financial failure.  Because if one them fails, you will see a complete lock up of the ...more

So much talk about anti profit.  Down with success.  United States to become United Welfare States.  Bank bash all you want but the first place the Government will go to have someone buy up a strugling FI will be one of the big Banks.   In Banking, Bigger is better.   Another point that most people seem to miss is taxa...more

It is so sad to see America trashing its Banks.    Everyone here hoping that they fail?? You better think that through becasue who do you think the Credit Unions deal with? The Banks didn't get interest free loans from the Government, they paid a very high rate and have since repaid every dollar.   One more thing, ...more