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Yesterday, regulators cautioned that there has been an 18% increase in the number of problem banks in the US. This is a concerning trend that highlights the ongoing fragility at some US lenders. It's important to closely monitor the health of our banking industry, especially in the wake of recent failures like Silicon Valley Bank. However, it's not all bad news - New York Community Bank recently stabilized through a $1 billion capital raise, led by former US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. This is a positive development for the regional banking sector, and a step in the right direction to address the concerns raised by Martin Gruenberg, chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, about "significant downside risks to the banking industry." It's crucial that we continue to support and strengthen our banks to ensure a stable financial system for the future. #BankingIndustry #FinancialStability #Regulators #EconomicHealth #StevenMnuchin #FDIC #BankRecovery #FinancialRegulation #USLenders

It’s been a year since SVB’s collapse and the regional banking crisis. Regional banks are piquing investor interest once again, but there are obvious headwinds. The uncertainty surrounding New York Community Bancorp’s previous downward trajectory and now $1B rebound is one to watch. Commercial real estate vacancies at a staggering 19.2%, office foreclosures at nearly 30% and CRE bank loan delinquency rates at a decade-long high are areas for concern. Despite our tumultuous environment, the industry is now better positioned to weather the storm than we were this time last year, given what we now know.   How can regional banks keep their heads above water? An overarching push to decrease interest rates for commercial real estate may help ease some of the burden we’re seeing. Though an obvious one, it is worthy of a reminder given how far we veered off course last year, regional banks also need to prioritize customer confidence and ease any concerns to avoid more bank runs. The unavoidable reality is the economic landscape will be heavily impacted by whichever administration comes into power at the end of this year and into next, but we can apply our learnings and take preventative action in the meantime.

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Today New York Community Bank (NYCB) is spiraling towards disaster with reports of material internal control weaknesses that delayed its 10-K filing, a departing CEO and board members, a plunging stock price, and a $2.4 billion impairment charge. Unfortunately, this situation was avoidable and is, in large part, a result of regulators creating a unique Frankenstein monster. Find Better Markets' fact sheet and Dennis Kelleher's full statement here: https://lnkd.in/eg34tGcH #banking #bankingregulation #financialrisk

The boss of the sixth-largest lender in the US is making it clear that he no longer wants it to be viewed as a regional bank. On a conference call with analysts last week, PNC Financial Services Group CEO William Demchak made a case for why it’s "critical" that his company gets bigger in the wake of a crisis last spring that roiled regional banks across the country. Corporate depositors, he said, no longer trust US regulators can keep all banks safe, and these customers will likely migrate to national giants with implied government backing. So Demchak wants his Pittsburgh-based bank to "move into that next level" and be known "coast to coast as a ubiquitous standard brand." "Scale matters," he added. "We’re going to have to play that game." Demchak’s comments are stoking a new debate about the path forward for the nation’s biggest regional banks following the turmoil of 2023. Can they still thrive in that pocket between a colossus like JPMorgan Chase & Co. and thousands of tiny community banks, or do they need to consolidate and get much bigger to ensure their long-term survival? Many of these banks are generally on more stable ground than they were during the first half of last year when the failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic triggered panic about the strength of many other mid-sized financial institutions across the US. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gwzM-7ZU #yahoofinance #finance #banking #bankingindustry