A Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article (June 14, 2025) reported that there were almost half a million more sellers than buyers in April. That is just one of many recent reports that caused us to pose this question. As we…
Interest Margins to Brag About
The Federal Reserve left the Fed Funds interest rate unchanged again at its meeting last week, but we know it is just a matter of time before that changes. The most important thing (for us anyway) is how banks will…
New Credit Union Data and Star-Ratings
All credit union star-ratings and financial data have now been updated with March 31, 2025 data. Overall, first quarter credit union data was positive: assets, including most loans, were up and credit quality is generally still quite good. However, uninsured…
Bank Deposits Migrate into Interest-Bearing Accounts
Nearly 80% of U.S. banks reported increases in total deposits. A similar percentage of banks reported increases in interest-bearing deposits but the same cannot be said for non-interest-bearing, or core, deposits. Today, the average net interest margin at our nation’s banks is at…
New Bank Data and Star-Ratings
All bank star-ratings have now been updated to reflect March 31, 2025 financial data. The good news was that industry net income was a healthy $70.6 billion. However, the percent of noncurrent loans (90 days or more past due) increased…