Study Group: Credit Bureau Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 419

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on commercial banking, retail banking, asset management, mortgages, consumer finance, exchanges, capital markets, transaction processing, credit cards, insurance, and business services.

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Leading Experts in this Study Group

Howard Bruck

Chief Information Officer
HUDSON VALLEY BANK

Howard Bruck is Chief Information Officer at Hudson Valley Bank, a commercial bank. He has over 25 years of experience in the information technology sector. He specializes in financial services technology, outsourcing, hosting, databases, ERP, CRM, BI...

Partha Srinivasa

Global Chief Architect
FARMERS INSURANCE GROUP

Partha Srinivasa is a Global Chief Architect at Farmers Insurance Group, an automobile insurer. He is the Head of Shared Services Competency Center. He specializes in software development technologies including leading edge technologies to legacy technologies....

Robert Mochwart

Former Chief Risk & Credit Officer
Popular Financial Holdings, Inc

Robert Mochwart is a dynamic and strategy-minded leader. Until March 2008, he was the Chief Risk and Credit Officer for Popular Financial Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of the $44 billion financial holding company Popular, Inc. Popular is a diversified...

Brian Hershkowitz

Chief Executive Officer
Maximum Value Group

Brian F. Hershkowitz is Chief Executive Officer of Maximum Value Group, a consulting firm focused on providing advice to private equity and other market participants in the area of banking and mortgages. Prior to starting his own practice in Dec 2006,...

James McMahon

President
JM Bear Advisors

James McMahon is the President at JM Bear Advisors and offers over 30 years of senior management & senior credit officer expertise in consumer, business, commercial C&I, CRE/DRE & Retail Real Estate lending within the banking, thrift, credit union & consumer...

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More Under Armour Red Flags...

November 20, 2009

Analysis by:Anthony Catanach, Director,

Analysis of:Stock Jocks Punish Under Armour's Mathletes | www.cnbc.com

Under Armour's most recent 10K contains a number of financial reporting "red flags" that reflect a cavalier attitude toward financial reporting transparency.

Financial Armageddon off the table; now what?

November 19, 2009

Analysis by:Mark Mariotti, Chief Executive Officer,

Analysis of:Goldman Sachs launches $500M small-business venture | www.njbiz.com

Since we all seem to agree that financial Armageddon is off the table, and multiple iterations of TRILLIONS of dollars of current US taxpayer capital & debt has flooded the economy, we all seem to also agree the future impact of this indebtedness is unknown.We also seem to agree that US small business can take us forward and create more opportunity and jobs.

What the Former SEC Chairmen Missed...

November 19, 2009

Analysis by:Anthony Catanach, Director,

Analysis of:Don't Let Banks Hide Bad Assets | online.wsj.com

Conceptually, the arguments favoring fair value accounting are sound and quite appealing. Unquestionably, financial statement users will benefit from data about how a company’s assets and liabilities change in value during a reporting period. However, there are two major issues associated with fair value reporting that accountants, investors, legislators, and regulators need to address in the wake of our most recent financial crisis.

What Have the Accountants Done For Us Lately?

November 19, 2009

Analysis by:Anthony Catanach, Director,

Analysis of:Systemic risk legislation threatens FASB’s independence | www.accountingweb.com

Debates about the causes of the recent financial crisis have yet to focus on the inability of financial institution independent auditors to provide adequate oversight over management’s valuations of financial instruments.

The 5Cs of Credit, P2P Lending, Social Lending, Self-Directed Lending

November 11, 2009

Analysis by:Ronald Ingram, Director of Product Management,

Analysis of:BlackRock's Fink: Forget 'Bubble' | online.wsj.com

Laurence Fink, Chairman and CEO of BlackRock Inc. in response to questions about bank failures and economic conditions suggested today that; “…the financial system needs to be a lot more responsive to society and make sure this doesn't happen again. Risk has to be a lot more transparent to investors. I think that is happening."; and, “the financial system needs change, including increased disclosure, more derivatives trading on exchanges and regulatory change…". But what about the 5Cs of credit?

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