Council Members in this Study Group: 590
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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Paul EqualePresident
EQUALE AND ASSOCIATES ![]()
Paul Equale leads Equale & Associates, where he consults on legislative, regulatory and headline risk associated with business, legal and financial services issues in Washington DC. His specialty areas include financial services legislative and regulatory reform, including the consumer financial protection...
Jack SayerManaging Partner
Sayer Partners LLC ![]()
Jack Sayer is the Managing Partner of Sayer Partners, an automotive consultancy with auto dealer and investment clients in the NYC Metro, Chicago and Southern California areas focused on development and management processes for the retail and wholesale auto sectors since 2002. The firm provides analysis...
Amanda AtkinsChief Executive Officer
Afinia Capital Group ![]()
Amanda Atkins is the CEO of Afinia Capital Group. Afinia is backed by Deutsche Bank, Eos and Atkins Capital and assists insurance companies release capital and streamline mature or discontinued liabilities. Concurrently, she is the CEO of Atkins Capital, a consulting firm which provides financial,strategic...
Senior Research Director
CARD (Card Analytics, Research and Discussion)![]()
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Dominic Paniccia is Senior Research Director at CARD (Card Analytics, Research and Discussion), a firm which offers research and advisory services including surveys of credit card industry managers and executives, in-depth quantitative assessments, forecast models and comparative analytics on the largest...
FormerChief 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 financial services provider with operations...
Allen LevensonPresident
Gear Consulting Group LLC. ![]()
Allen Levenson is the former Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Asbury Automotive Group and currently President of Gear (Global Expertise in Automotive Retail) Consulting. Mr. Levenson is a highly sought after automotive consultant to the investor and media community based on his unique perspective...
Raymond NatterPartner
Barnett Sivon & Natter, P.C. ![]()
Raymond Natter is Partner at Barnett Sivon & Natter in Washington, DC, where he specializes in representing financial institutions before the U.S. Congress and federal regulatory agencies. Previously, Mr. Natter served as Deputy Chief Counsel of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC),where...
Brian HershkowitzChief Executive Officer
Maximum Value Group![]()
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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, he was EVP at Fidelity National Information Services...
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More Under Armour Red Flags...
November 20, 2009
Anthony Catanach, Jr., Director, DI2 Associates, LLC
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
Mark Mariotti, Chief Executive Officer, Future Management Holdings Inc
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...
Populist Politics Threaten Card Industry Recovery & Survival
November 19, 2009
Duncan MacDonald, Consultant, Duncan McDonald
US Credit Card Sector Faces Punitive Hostility | www.ft.com
The letter in today's FT (I am one of the authors) questions whether new and proposed legislation by Congress can kill the credit card industry.
What the Former SEC Chairmen Missed...
November 19, 2009
Anthony Catanach, Jr., Director, DI2 Associates, LLC
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...
What Have the Accountants Done For Us Lately?
November 19, 2009
Anthony Catanach, Jr., Director, DI2 Associates, LLC
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.
| Study Group Name | No. Members |
|---|---|
| Subprime Mortgage Experts (US) | 531 |
| Retail Mortgage Origination Experts | 1228 |
| Mortgage Brokers | 1035 |
| Structured Finance Experts | 382 |
| Mortgage Servicing Experts | 219 |
| Council Members Knowledgeable on Mortgage Guaranty Insurance | 202 |
| Asset Backed Securities Experts | 166 |
Leading Experts in Sub-Prime Lending Experts Study Group have not participated in any upcoming seminars.
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