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  • The TARP Deadbeats [View article]
    "The 33 banks that missed dividend payments in August have received $4.5 billion of TARP money." So why can't they pay with some of the... More »
    Comment by TinyTim
    Oct 9 14:45 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • The TARP Deadbeats [View article]
    A list of the non paying TARP borrowers can be found... More »
    Comment by swaps
    Oct 9 11:22 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • The TARP Deadbeats [View article]
    TARP was a big success for the banking industry. Without TARP the DOW would still be probing for a bottom and there would be so many... More »
    Comment by swaps
    Oct 9 11:11 am |
    Rating: +1 0
  • The TARP Deadbeats [View article]
    Sterling Financial Corporation (SLFI) does not exist. It was bought by PNC in 2007. This was long before TARP existed.
    Comment by Tpanther71
    Oct 9 08:04 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • The TARP Deadbeats [View article]
    While it may be true that a number of the smaller firms will not be able to repay TARP, this is not necessarily a reason to characterize... More »
    Comment by Angry Banker
    Oct 8 17:19 pm |
    Rating: +2 0
  • The TARP Deadbeats [View article]
    BullnBear......Reuters IS the mainstream financial media! ;) http://blogs.reuters.com/rolfe-winkler/2009/10/08/tarp-deadbeats/
    Comment by Rolfe Winkler
    Oct 8 16:27 pm |
    Rating: +1 0
  • The TARP Deadbeats [View article]
    Isn’t it assuring that the mainstream financial media isn’t picking up on this?
    Comment by BullnBear
    Oct 8 16:16 pm |
    Rating: +3 -1
  • Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index: Top 10 Stocks [View article]
    yeah, many of these are poor performers, and I bet for very good reasons. Do your homework before taking the risk of owning anything you... More »
    Comment by dustbusterz
    Sep 20 21:33 pm |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index: Top 10 Stocks [View article]
    dividendmachine, Don't you ever get tired of witing the same BS day after day, week after week for years at a time? Will you ever... More »
    Comment by Paul Price
    Aug 22 09:21 am |
    Rating: +3 0
  • Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index: Top 10 Stocks [View article]
    IF there was an ETF I would think that it would consist of the top few stocks mostly, top 10 or 25 even, this way you would have a good... More »
    Comment by WPSPIKER
    Aug 20 10:52 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index: Top 10 Stocks [View article]
    is there an ETF for this? I had DVY couple years ago and it had a horrible 2007-08. What goes down alot also goes up, if you can stand... More »
    Comment by oldman
    Aug 20 09:27 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Bailed Out Banks: How They Stack Up [View article]
    Good work, good conclusions. Thanks for something useful.
    Comment by Burton A. Johnson
    Jun 18 11:04 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Buying Back Warrants Is Next Step for the Ten Big Banks Exiting TARP [View article]
    If the government were a business it would be a criminal enterprise. Many of the banks were FORCED to take TARP money. Now the... More »
    Comment by aginghippy
    Jun 18 10:00 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Stress Testing: What's Your Bank's AQ? [View article]
    in a need of some informations to really understand the bank ratings, just check www.bank-ratings.net
    Comment by Luisa
    May 21 07:31 am |
    Rating: 0 0
  • Stress Testing: What's Your Bank's AQ? [View article]
    I still prefer the "Texas ratio" but his article makes sense and I like his analysis. I still believe the regulators are soft-balling... More »
    Comment by Turtleread
    May 9 15:59 pm |
    Rating: 0 0