Dan Freed

Morgan Stanley Trading Unit Disappoints (Update 1)

By Dan Freed

Wealth and asset management units show strength.

Related Topics: Banks | Financial Services | Earnings Reports

11:08AM 04/18/13

Bank of America Cost Cuts Draw Mixed Reviews (Update 3)

By Dan Freed

Earnings in mortgage business slows as expected.

Related Topics: Banks | Financial Services | Stocks to Watch | Earnings Reports

03:25PM 04/17/13

Bank of America Adds to MBIA Litigation Reserves (Update 1)

By Dan Freed

An expected MBIA settlement appears to be the reason for a reserve increase.

Related Topics: Financial Services | Litigation | Google Editor's Picks

01:32PM 04/17/13

Bank of America Earnings Seen Muted

By Dan Freed

A slowdown in new mortgages is likely to put pressure on first quarter results.

Related Topics: Banks | Financial Services | Earnings Previews | Housing Market

12:29PM 04/16/13

Average Investors Are Still Overlooked, Bair Says

By Dan Freed

Average market investors need to push Congress to regulate the banks, says former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair. TheStreet's Dan Freed spoke with Bair at Fordham Law School about the importance of pushing Congress to pressure regulators to make changes to the bank industry.

03:00PM 04/09/13

Hedge Funds Lobby D.C. On Fannie, Freddie Privatization

By Dan Freed

Hedge funds who have been betting on the re-privatization of the Government-sponsored enterprises have been taking their case to the nation's capital.

Related Topics: Financial Services | Housing Market | Regulation | Politics

01:32PM 04/09/13

Bair Says SEC Killed Bank Breakup Studies

By Dan Freed

SEC regulators refused to analyze breaking-up mega-banks, says Sheila Bair. TheStreet's Dan Freed spoke with Bair at Fordham Law School about whether JPMorgan would ever agree to a break-up.

12:00PM 04/09/13

Wells Fargo Worries Former FDIC Head

By Dan Freed

Wells Fargo was seen as a model for the banking industry during the financial crisis but former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair now says she's 'worried.' TheStreet's Dan Freed spoke with Bair in New York.

06:00AM 04/09/13

Obama AIG Fix-It Man Bets on Fannie and Freddie Turnaround

By Dan Freed

Jim Millstein, one of the nation's top restructuring specialists, is putting his personal money behind his GSE privatization idea.

Related Topics: Banks | Financial Services | Hedge Funds | Homebuilders | Economy | Housing Market | Yahoo! Hand-Picked | Regulation | Bankruptcy | Politics | Google Editor's Picks

04:09PM 04/05/13

Politics, Not Math, Drive Fannie Mae Earnings

By Dan Freed

Fannie could have announced fourth-quarter earnings of $66.5 billion, but wanted to avoid attracting too much attention.

Related Topics: Taxes | Housing Market | Opinion | Politics

04:46PM 04/02/13