John Maxfield

If you’re either a current or prospective shareholder of Chimera Investment Corporation, you need to be aware of the fact that it remains embroiled in an accounting quagmire that’s attracted the attention of both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange.

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported today that applications for home loans fell last week by 1.8% compared to the previous seven-day period.

If you’ve been waiting for Bank of America to announce a dividend increase, then there's good news and bad. The good news is that there’s little doubt such a move is coming. The bad news is that we don’t know when.

The Ohio-based KeyCorp has performed admirably over the last two years. But has its shares run out of steam?

Bank stocks still appear to be cheap. However, there are reasons to believe that this may be more of an illusion rather than reality. With this in mind, Motley Fool contributor John Maxfield identifies the only four big bank stocks that long-term investors should consider adding to their portfolios.

BofI Holding is spearheading change in the banking industry. But is it taking on too much risk to do so? There's reason to believe that it is.

Is it possible to criticize a company at the same time that you own its stock? I believe it is, and Bank of America provides a prime example.

Banking is a unique business. To gain market share, all a good bank has to do is avoid failure. But as the CEO of Bank of America recently reminded us, there’s one more critical element to this story.

Twitter's IPO nearly marked the seventh time this year that a stock has doubled on its initial debut. Euphoria like this has long been considered as a sign of a market top. Should you be worried?

While a home is the single biggest asset that most Americans will ever own, few know this one critical lesson about the home-buying process.

While Bank of America has been on an impressive run over the past two years, there's nevertheless reasons for concern.

If you buy bank stocks, you could do a whole lot worse than New York Community Bancorp.

While there are probably many things about Annaly Capital Management that you don't know, there's one in particular that may shock you.

If you've been wondering whether to sell Annaly Capital Management, then you should read this article.

While New York Community Bancorp is unquestionably one of the best run banks in the country, there's nevertheless one thing that could legitimately raise concern among investors.

While KeyCorp may seem like a decent regional lender, here are three reasons that I'd recommend that investors steer clear of the Ohio-based bank.

While mortgage REITs like Annaly Capital Management and American Capital Agency benefited tremendously from the financial crisis, they're highly profitable days may soon be over.

While Huntington Bancshares has been an industry darling over the last few years, it's recently made a number of decisions that could lead investors to change their minds about its future prospects.

Shares of Annaly Capital Management are lower in after-hours trading after the company reported third-quarter results that were lower than analyst estimates.

The Mortgage Bankers Association reported today that applications for home loans fell last week by 7% compared to the previous seven-day period.