A new Fed survey shows banks are still not opening the spigot to give homebuyers access to loans. Sanjiv Das, CitiMortgage CEO, says the industry lent $1.9 trillion in mortgages in 2012, and that the market will begin to get competitive.
Does the pullback in shares of Starbucks signal a buying opportunity for investors? Jim Iuorio, TJM Institutional Services, discusses why he is short the stock. Dan Dicker, MercBloc, also weighs in on expectations that Carl Icahn will disclose a sizable stake in Chesapeake Energy.
Discussing JPMorgan's $2 billion in trading losses and the risks other banks may face, with Barry Sloane, NewTek Business Services president and CEO, and Erin Gibbs, S&P Capital IQ equity CIO.
In this era of tight money, many small businesses feel that they've been hung out to dry by traditional lenders, a new survey shows. As a result, a growing number of companies are turning to alternative sources of funding, such as merchant cash advances.
CNBC's Steve Liesman reports on statements made by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke at the Fed conference on banking in Chicago. "Overall, I think this is a pretty upbeat Fed chairman who is not really inclined to making too many upbeat comments about the banking industry," he says.
Fannie Mae hasn't asked for taxpayer money since 2008. Is it time for the government to back off on all the expensive programs designed to help housing? Fred Glick, U.S. Loans Mortgage president, offers insight.
Discussing how the markets are reacting to "fear" in Europe, with Steven Rosen, Societe Generale; and CNBC's Maria Bartiromo, Bill Griffeth, Bob Pisani, Rick Santelli and Simon Hobbs.
CNBC's Rick Santelli discusses what the French and Greek elections mean for Europe as it tries to solve its debt crisis and the state of U.S. debt and student loans.
The Senate will vote on a Democratic plan to keep college loan interest rates from doubling on July 1st. Discussing whether student loan debt has the potential for a financial bubble, with Brian Wesbury, First Trust Advisors and Andrew Kelly, American Enterprise Institute.
Mike Cagney is a former hedge fund manager, an alumnus of the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the co-founder of SoFi, a startup that ultimately aims to make college alumni the primary source of student credit, instead of the federal government.
The FMHR traders share their top three trades of the hour, including Tempur-Pedic, Riverbed and bonds. Betsy Graseck, Morgan Stanley bank analyst and CNBC's Mary Thompson, also discuss the status of the banking sector.