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The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:19:07 GMT

As expected, Bank of America (BAC) will repurchase its $45 billion TARP preferreds, funded in part by an additional $18.8 billion in "common stock equivalents", $4.0 billion in asset sales, and $1.7 billion in restricted stock issued to employees in lieu of cash bonuses.[More...]

Forget Yesterday, It's All About Jobs

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:21:30 GMT

Good morning. Stocks tanked in the last half-hour on Thursday and while the major news outlets attributed the decline to either profit taking or some trepidation in front of this morning's big Jobs report, we'd like to offer a little more substantial reason for the 85 point dive on an otherwise subdued day of trading.[More...]

Fed Balance Sheet Declines By $15 Billion After Improbable Reduction In MBS, Excess Reserves, Monetary Base Hit Record

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 04:14:41 GMT

The Federal Reserve's balance sheet declined by $15 billion to $2,183 billion from the prior week, after the Fed presumably offloaded $2.7 billion in MBS: this is the first time since QE started that MBS holdings have declined. If anyone can tell us just who the idiots are who bought MBS from the Fed (and at what price), and who the even greater idiots are who are supposed to believe this, please send us an email.[More...]

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:38:07 GMT

China isn’t just leading the global economic recovery – it’s lapping the field.[More...]

Interesting Stat: How Much Private Sector GDP Is From Construction And Real Estate?

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:15:56 GMT

Back in June, we discussed commercial real estate at length following attendance at a large real estate conference in NYC. Our tone was cautious and one question we wondered about was the percentage of GDP that real estate represents. We actually came across the answer back in August and meant to share then, but didn't get to it. Since the question/topic remains highly relevant to considering the potential negative economic drag from depressed real estate activity, we're sharing now -- the following table is from an 8/28/09 NYTs article, "Construction That Fueled Growth in the Sun Belt Slows":[More...]

Credit Market Overview: Dec 3, 2009

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:59:02 GMT

The credit crunch crisis of confidence which we appear to be crawling out of even though the debt and equity markets catapulted themselves higher earlier this year could be similarly argued to be a crisis that started in the credit markets which crunched confidence around the world as it could a collapse in confidence in the value of the securities investors held which corrupted the credit markets causing them to cease funding.[More...]

Grab Some Northern Exposure With EWC

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:39:42 GMT

Emerging markets are captivating investors again, but tidy profits aren’t always far away. Placing your bets on well-established global markets can also prove rewarding. That's why we're looking at Canada.[More...]

Unemployment Struggling To Turn A Corner As Job Losses Mount In November

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:20:20 GMT

U.S. job losses in the private sector slowed in November but still exceeded economists’ projections, a report by payroll-processing firm Automatic Data Processing (Nasdaq: ADP) indicated yesterday (Wednesday).[More...]

Why Barrick Closed Their Gold Hedge

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:15:14 GMT

It sure looks like gold is going to close above $1,200 an ounce today in New York. And large open market purchases from central banks in China, India and Russia are only helping the price surge more. (Just one year ago, some of these same central banks were actually selling gold in an attempt to fill an annual 10,000-ton supply gap.)[More...]

How To Profit From The 'Next' Dubai

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:51:42 GMT

The Dubai World default is a matter of only $60 billion – mere peanuts when compared to other elements of the global financial crisis. It’s thus of concern only to those silly enough to invest in real estate there (and the European banks foolish enough to finance it.) For the rest of us, it is a useful reminder that sudden collapses don’t really come out of nowhere – they can be foreseen, and smart investors can plan for them.[More...]

Students get real-life banking skills at McClatchy High's Golden 1 branch

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:47:00 GMT

Nov. 20--Coming soon to a high school near you: the local bank.
Tucked behind the cafeteria or squeezed into former offices and storage rooms, these mini-branches are aimed at instilling real-world job skills in students, as well as promoting financial literacy -- and a bank's brand -- among teens and their families.
The most recent: Golden 1 Credit Union, which opened a tiny branch office in late September at Sacramento's C.K. McClatchy High School.

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The Deep, Inner Meaning Of Bank of America's (BAC) TARP Repayment

Forget Yesterday, It's All About Jobs

Fed Balance Sheet Declines By $15 Billion After Improbable Reduction In MBS, Excess Reserves, Monetary Base Hit Record

China Will Continue To Drive The Global Economic Recovery In 2010

Interesting Stat: How Much Private Sector GDP Is From Construction And Real Estate?

Credit Market Overview: Dec 3, 2009

Grab Some Northern Exposure With EWC

Unemployment Struggling To Turn A Corner As Job Losses Mount In November

Why Barrick Closed Their Gold Hedge

How To Profit From The 'Next' Dubai

Students get real-life banking skills at McClatchy High's Golden 1 branch

FDIC Needs Put Pinch on Small Banks

County Bank Buyer Leads Region in Deposits: Westamerica Holds 34% of the Market, Report Says.

McLane High Students Bank on Real-World Lesson

Local Banks Earn Recognition

City National to Acquire Westamerica Bank's San Jose Branch

Health of Area Banks Gauged: Tracy Institution, F&M at Opposite Ends of the Scale

Valley Banks Fare Well in Tough Times

Mendota Loses Only Bank Branch

New Bank Now Serving Customers

Westamerica Bancorporation Redeems Preferred Stock

Westamerica Bancorporation Third Quarter 2009 Financial Results

Westamerica to Participate in RBC Capital Markets Financial Institutions Conference

Sierra Bancorp to Raise $21.3 Million in Private Placement of Common Stock to Institutional Investors

City National Acquires San Jose Branch

Westamerica Bancorporation Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Sierra Bancorp Reports Quarterly and Year-to-Date Earnings

Sierra Bancorp Reports Quarterly and Year-to-Date Earnings

Sierra Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend

Sierra Bancorp Announces Voting Results From 2009 Annual Meeting

Form 4 SIERRA BANCORP For: Nov 19 Filed by: McPhaill Kevin J (10K)

Form 4 SIERRA BANCORP For: Nov 19 Filed by: Gardunio James F (10K)

Form 4 SIERRA BANCORP For: Nov 19 Filed by: TAYLOR KENNETH (10K)

Form 4 SIERRA BANCORP For: Nov 19 Filed by: WOODS GORDON T (10K)

Form 4 SIERRA BANCORP For: Nov 19 Filed by: THARP MORRIS A (10K)

Form 4 SIERRA BANCORP For: Nov 23 Filed by: JURKOVICH VINCENT L (10K)

Form 4 SIERRA BANCORP For: Nov 23 Filed by: FIELDS ROBERT L (10K)

Form 4 SIERRA BANCORP For: Nov 19 Filed by: BERRA ALBERT L (10K)

Form 4 SIERRA BANCORP For: Nov 19 Filed by: Scearcy Lynda (10K)

Form 4 SIERRA BANCORP For: Nov 19 Filed by: HOLLY JAMES C (10K)