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Expect Banks To Borrow Heavily from BTFP

Expect Banks To Borrow Heavily from BTFP

Nobody overdoes it like the Fed, except maybe the fiscal side of Government. Not only does the Bank Term Funding Program (BTFP) make bank collateral owned as of March 12th whole, the BTFP has a more attractive rate (at today's rate), compared to the Fed's discount window. When a bank borrows from the Fed's discount … Continue reading Expect Banks To Borrow Heavily from BTFP

The Shrinking Monetary Base

The Shrinking Monetary Base

The Monetary Base (currency in circulation plus bank reserve balances), continues to shrink, declining to its lowest level in October since January of 2021 (see charts below). The Monetary Base is down approximately 17% from its peak in December 2021, driven by lower bank reserves (down 27% in October from their high in September 2021), … Continue reading The Shrinking Monetary Base

Banks Need To Try Something New

Banks Need To Try Something New

Last night it was reported that M&T Bank (tkr: MTB) would acquire People's United (tkr: PBCT) for more than $7 billion. These "scale" acquisitions between regional banks simply delay the inevitable. What is required is the hard work of evolving business models and service delivery capabilities. More of the same won't suffice. Regional banks are … Continue reading Banks Need To Try Something New

Consolidation Will Not Save Asset Managers

Consolidation Will Not Save Asset Managers

Mass Mutual and Athene made a bid for American Equity Investment Life. Activist Trian took stakes in Invesco and Janus in an effort to build one of the largest Asset Managers. M&A is a quick way to scale AUM, but it does not change the paradigm for legacy Asset Managers. Legacy Asset Managers (and depository … Continue reading Consolidation Will Not Save Asset Managers

Expect More SMB Failures Despite Latest $310B SBA Relief

Expect More SMB Failures Despite Latest $310B SBA Relief

Congress will vote on a $484 Billion stimulus plan later this week which includes $250 Billion for the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") and $60 Billion for the SBA's Disaster Relief Fund. Congress and the Trump administration are racing to approve this stimulus package. The speed to execute this stimulus is driven by the fact that … Continue reading Expect More SMB Failures Despite Latest $310B SBA Relief

SBA Loan Processing – Every Which Way But Smooth

SBA Loan Processing – Every Which Way But Smooth

The SBA lacks the infrastructure to efficiently process the $350 billion capital allotment it received from the recent $2 trillion economic stimulus plan (read our breakdown here). The SBA's loan origination Website is overwhelmed from a bandwidth standpoint. The SBA's Website regularly times out or crashes before providing loan origination IDs to bank partners. It … Continue reading SBA Loan Processing – Every Which Way But Smooth

Stripe Capital – The Latest Fintech Disruptor

Stripe Capital – The Latest Fintech Disruptor

Stripe - the payments API company that revolutionized ecommerce payments infrastructure - launches “Stripe Capital”, a commercial credit service that will lend to Stripe customers. Stripe Capital will have two key advantages over traditional Financial Institutions (“FIs”). First, Stripe is present at the point of sale, providing it insight into payments flow before the transaction … Continue reading Stripe Capital – The Latest Fintech Disruptor