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DEMAND BANK STRESS TESTS NOW!


Seems to me in the climate that suggest we need zero or negative interest rates we should immediately demand that all banking and lending institutions undergo an immediate stress test to determine their fitness!

If they need to refinance at ZERO percent interest, or even be PAID to refinance at NEGATIVE interest rates that is a red flag! A red flag that needs to be immediately followed up upon!

Demand bank stress tests now! 



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The nation's largest and most complex banks have strong capital levels that would allow them to stay well above their minimum requirements after being tested against a severe hypothetical recession, according to the results of supervisory stress tests released Friday by the Federal Reserve Board.

The most severe hypothetical scenario projects $410 billion in total losses for the 18 participating bank holding companies. This scenario featured a global recession with the U.S. unemployment rate rising by more than 6 percentage points to 10 percent, accompanied by a large decline in real estate prices and elevated stress in corporate loan markets.

The firms' aggregate common equity tier 1 capital ratio, which compares high-quality capital to risk-weighted assets, would fall from an actual level of 12.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 to a minimum level of 9.2 percent. Since 2009, the common equity capital at the 18 firms has increased by more than $680 billion.

"The results confirm that our financial system remains resilient," Vice Chairman Randal K. Quarles said. "The nation's largest banks are significantly stronger than before the crisis and would be well-positioned to support the economy even after a severe shock."

Loan losses in this year's stress test are broadly comparable to those from past years. Credit card loans showed the highest losses, followed by commercial and industrial loans.

Capital is critical to banking organizations, the financial system, and the economy, because it acts as a cushion to absorb losses and helps to ensure that losses are borne by shareholders. The Board uses its own independent projections of losses and incomes for each firm and the results are not forecasts or expected outcomes.

Only the largest and most complex banks were tested this year. As previously announced, smaller and less complex banks were not tested this year and are currently on a two-year cycle, consistent with the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act. The firms tested this year represent about 70 percent of the assets of all banks operating in the U.S.

Friday's stress tests are one component of the Federal Reserve's analysis during its annual Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR), which assesses the capital planning processes and capital adequacy of large bank holding companies and includes an evaluation of their planned capital distributions, such as dividend payments and share repurchases. CCAR results will be released on Thursday, June 27, at 4:30 p.m. EDT.

https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/bcreg20190621a.htm



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So if banks are doing so well, why the need for zero and negative interest rates!?

Something does not add up...



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Do all your banking with someone who's reserves are backed by Gold.

It does NOT have to be State-side.

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What banks actually keep all their reserves backed in gold? 

Just curious..



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Here mate, read this, as it's quite complicated...

www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/09/gold-standard.asp

I likely should have said simply invest "in" gold to be more accurate. Or just avoid the Majors, & go overseas for investment / banking needs.

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I would worry too much putting money outside the country, I still feel the US greenback is the safest bet, just behind gold and precious metals of course, but in terms of stability the greenback has them all beat in that regard and I think that will hold true for quite some time to come. I do business with a few out of country banks such as Barclays and HSBC. My dealings with them are minimal and while I have noticed Barclays like to balance chase, HSBC has been relatively generous with promotional interest rates and rewards programs. HSBC has also been stable with their credit lines and haven't balance chased me yet.

The companies I have had the most problems with balance chasing have been Barclays, AMEX, Citi, FirstBankcard, and Citizens Bank. 

The companies I deal with that have never resorted to balance chasing are Discover, Capital One, HSBC, Credit One, and Merrick.

Balance chasing is when a lender (usually a credit card company) will extend you a large credit line with a very generous zero percent interest rate lasting anywhere from 12-24 months. Naturally you will use this free money and pay it off towards the end, however the vindictive card companies will often times chase your balance by reducing your credit line within a few hundred dollars of your balance. Obviously this takes a serious toll on your credit score, even though it shouldn't and the practice should be illegal, however as you pay off large chunks of that balance to pay it off before the promotion, instead of reward you they will whack your credit line every time you make a big payment - hence the term "chasing the balance". It is a very crooked and predatory tactic used by card companies to lower your credit score and take away any incentive to pay off the balance before the end of the promotional rate. I still pay them off but it leaves an odd record at that point because it will always show you at one time borrowed more than your credit line, even though your credit line was higher originally it does not seem to show that in credit reports. I am sure it's still a gray area but a lot of lenders do this for the sole purpose of lowering your score and preventing another card issuer from swooping in and giving you another generous zero percent offer. 

People whom are not, nor even been self employed just don't understand the imporatance of liquidity in the business world. A lot of people say they only carry one or two cards but as a business owner you'll need a heck of a lot more than that as you never want all your eggs in one basket when a card issuer or lender wants to start rocking the boat - and trust me they love to do this! I was smart and collected all the cards I wanted straight away so I am diversified. If one starts acting up I won't let them earn any money by paying that card in full while utilizing it, rather than closing it. The lenders who take the most risk and do not balance chase get all the love, these lenders I will allow equipment purchases and business expenses to carry while they are paid off in smaller chunks and the lender makes a fair amount of money while providing me a service at a price I am comfortable with, or I wouldn't have entered it to start with! It is the companies who balance chase and try to trap the customer I watch closely, you can never really trust a company once they have gone down that road so you always have to be aware that they have that flaw and not to trust them with balances. 

My concern with banks and lenders is that the Government claims it is stress testing the biggest banks regularly, so if anything were to go wrong the Government is basically the ones who allowed to to happen since they are supposedly stress testing these banks regularly. If all of a sudden banks and lenders need zero and negative interest rates that certainly is not being reflected on the current test being performed by the Fed! That is why it's so spooky... The Fed claims everything is sunshine and butterflies with the banks, yet Trump is saying they need zero and negative interest rates!? That to me is a serious red flag, like the banks are maxed out and they need another zero percent interest card to transfer their debts, while everyone else has to suck it up and pay them down or risk interest charges.

 



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You may be onto something SELLC...

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Here is one for all you Gold lovers out there!

Apparently counterfeit gold bars are showing up in the vaults of J.P. Morgan! They claim the gold bars are pure gold (slightly less pure) but have been stamped and look so real that the banks aren't even catching them!

https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/counterfeit-stamped-gold-found-jpmorgan-000530667.html



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LOL !

Now how did that happen ?...

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That is a damn good question Rastus!

I searched the entire article and they never quite explained that important little piece of information outside of saying it come out of China thru Hong Kong! Okay? But HOW!? LOL!



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Well... Well... Well!

Where is Nuffan now while his claims are falling apart?

Borrowing rates skyrocketed on Tuesday in a corner of the markets the public rarely notices but that is critical to the functioning of the global financial system. 

The spike in overnight borrowing rates forced the New York Federal Reserve to come to the rescue with a special operation aimed at easing stress in financial markets.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/17/business/overnight-lending-rate-spike-ny-fed/index.html



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Sure, lets everyone never mind the 500 pound gorilla in the room...

Move along now, nothing to see here! It's CNN! LOL



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