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About The Analyst Forum

Our Bank Analyst Forum brings some of the leading sell side banking analysts from top research and brokerage firms together to share macro-economic trends specific to CEOs, CFOs and chairmen of financial companies.  Instead of focusing on specific stocks, we will share board-specific information through our conferences with special panel discussions that involve bank analysts; digitally, through guest columns, executive briefings and white papers; and finally, via a special section in each quarterly issue of Bank Director magazine.

  • Article | Analyst Forum
  • November 30th, 2012

Loan Notes: Big Banks Lose Ground

The third quarter saw smaller banks growing loans faster than big banks.

  • Video | Analyst Forum
  • November 16th, 2012

State of the Banking Industry: Glass Half Empty with a Slow Leak

Steven D. Hovde, president & CEO, Hovde Financial Inc., discusses what the current economic environment means for the financial services industry over the next 12 months.

  • Article | Analyst Forum
  • November 2nd, 2012

Stock Analyst: Own Bank Stocks Now

Anthony Polini,managing director at Raymond James & Associates, talks about the cyclical nature of bank stocks and why they are a good investment right now given the country’s slow recovery.

  • Article | Analyst Forum
  • October 29th, 2012

Bank Earnings Trends

Steve Hovde of Hovde Financial looks at trends in profitability, which he says are making bank M&A more attractive.

  • Article | Analyst Forum
  • October 12th, 2012

Small Banks See Small Gains in Valuation: An Update on the Little Guys

A Monroe Securities report talks about third quarter trends for banks below $1 billion in assets.