Escalating long-term health-care costs could make long-term-care insurance unaffordable, reducing or even eliminating the growth of that business.Even though mortgage delinquencies may be leveling off, there is still a huge backlog of foreclosures in process, which could spike mortgage insurance
Barclays' sale of investment stake is not an indictment of BlackRock's performance or prospects.
Bonavista's restrained drilling activity hampers the firm's ability to obtain preferential pricing or increased availability of drilling rigs and service crews.Higher levels of acquisition activity in the Western Canada energy market--including a greater presence of foreign investors--could limit
Statoil looks to reverse declining Norwegian production and grow internationally.
Texas Capital's earnings growth is propelled by its brisk loan portfolio expansion.
Gaining international share while losing the bank holding status should benefit MetLife.
Progressive's direct-sold insurance continues to grow faster than its agency business.
Despite the trade finance business, fee income is relatively low, which results in larger hits to the bottom line as the credit environment deteriorates.California's commercial real estate remains in disarray, which bodes ill for lenders like Wilshire. Wilshire's growth opportunities aren't
BBCN's expansion outside California might come back to haunt it, as returns in other states might be significantly lower than in the Golden State.BBCN has weak controls and accounting practices, as evidenced by the memorandum of understanding imposed by regulators a few years ago.BBCN has
Fee income contributes less than 15% of the bank's net revenue, which increases Cathay's reliance on loan growth, deposit growth, and interest rate risk management.Cathay's business is concentrated in the California market, which makes it somewhat susceptible to the swings of the local economy and