John Maxfield

Want to know what a well-run bank looks like? Look no further than U.S. Bancorp, the nation's largest regional bank.

Yesterday, the CFO of Wells Fargo shared these 10 fascinating tidbits at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference.

The nation's second largest bank by assets will no longer be counted among the members of the Dow Jones Industrial Committee.

The nation's second largest bank by assets needs to increase its net interest margin.

Two Apple rumors will be confirmed or denied this week. Will the news send its stock soaring?

With the Federal Reserve scheduled to meet this month to decide on the fate of its monetary policy, many analysts and central bank observers are speculating that it may finally pull the trigger on beginning to wind down QE3.

Warren Buffett's top holdings prove that while picking great stocks may not be easy, it need not be complicated.

If you've ever wondered why Bank of America always seems to be so far behind its peers when it comes to profitability, here's a chart that will answer many of your questions.

A chart of the 10 biggest banks in America.

For the first time in history, the interest rate on jumbo mortgages is lower than that on conforming mortgages.

A simple benchmark to determine whether a particular buyback program creates or destroys shareholder value.

While 473 banks have failed since the financial crisis, there were some that exploited the chaos to their advantage.

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported today that applications for home loans notched a rare increase last week.

JPMorgan Chase is one of the few banks in the United States to have reduced its quarterly loan loss provisions to below its pre-crisis level.

Since the fourth quarter of 2009, Bank of America has reduced its loan loss provisions by an impressive 86%.

According to a new report from CoreLogic, there were a total of 49,000 completed foreclosures in July. This was 8.6% less than June and 25% below the same month last year.

Despite the fact that Bank of America's shares have soared over the past two years, it's still the cheapest big bank stock in the country.

August was a tough month for stocks -- unless you’re talking about Apple, that is.

Five out of the 25 worst performing stocks on the S&P 500 were all from the retail sector.

Now that mortgage rates have come off their historic lows, commentators are beginning to proclaim that the end of the housing recovery is nigh. But like most things published on the internet, the truth is much more nuanced.