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CFA Institute Blog: “Hide-‘Til-Maturity” Accounting

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The Silicon Valley Bank collapse recalls the tussle over the accounting for financial instruments after the global financial crisis [GFC] in 2009, particularly the debate about whether some financial instruments should be carried at amortized cost (held-to-maturity, HTM) rather than at fair value (available-for-sale, AFS), or what is referred to as the “mixed measurement model.”  — Sandy Peters, CPA, CFA To read the article on the CFA Institute Blog >> —– Related: 4 Very Good Reasons Why We Don’t Like Dividends of Banking Stocks Banks & Money Centers: AXP, BAC, BBT, BK, C, DFS, FITB, GS, HBC, JPM, KEY, MS, NTRS, PNC, RF, STI, TFC, USB, WFC Valuentum does not believe the long-term dividend health of any financial institution can be accurately … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of December 23

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending December 23. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week                AMCON Distributing (DIT): now $5.00 per share special dividend, was $0.18. ATN International (ATNI): now $0.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.17. Autoscope Technologies (AATC): now $0.13 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.12. Bird Construction (BIRDF): now CAD 0.0358 per share dividend, was CAD 0.0325. Builders Capital Mortgage (BCF:CA): now $0.2016 per share quarterly dividend. Cadiz 8.875% DEP PFD A (CDZIP): now $0.56 per share … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of September 23

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending September 23. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week                Accenture (ACN): now $1.12 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.97. American Tower (AMT): now $1.47 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.43. Bank First (BFC): now $0.25 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.22. Calvin B. Taylor Bankshares (TYCB): now $0.33 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.30. Change Healthcare (CHNG): now $2.00 per share special dividend. CVB Financial (CVBF): now $0.20 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.19. … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week of June 24

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending June 24. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week      AMEN Properties (AMEN): now $10.00 per share quarterly dividend, was $7.50. Conifex Timber (CFXTF): now CAD 0.20 per share special dividend. Darden Restaurants (DRI): now $1.21 per share quarterly dividend, was $1.10. First Farmers Financial (FFMR): now $0.42 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.40. Healthcare Trust 7.125% PFD SER B (HTIBP): now $0.4453 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.4206. Horizon Bancorp (HBNC): now $0.16 per share … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week Ending June 15

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending June 15. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week Canadian Energy Services & Technology (CESDF): now CAD 0.005 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0025. Carolina Financial (CARO): now $0.06 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.05. Chesapeake Utilities (CPK): now $0.37 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.325. El Paso Electric (EE): now $0.36 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.335. Ennis (EBF): now $0.225 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.20. Exantas Capital (XAN): now $0.10 per … Read more

The Mortgage Refinancing Boom Could Be Ending

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Early Wednesday morning, the Mortgage Banker’s Association (MBA) announced that refinancing activity declined 20% from one week earlier. Adjusted for the Labor Day weekend, total mortgage applications dropped 13.5% from the previous week. Consistent with the dramatic upward movement in interest rates, refinancing activity is down 71% since it peaked during the week of May 3, 2013. Why Do We Monitoring Refinancing Activity? When homeowners refinance, a couple outcomes can occur that pump more dollars into the economy. First, with a refinanced mortgage, owners may choose to take equity out of the home, allowing for large purchases like vehicles or even home remodeling. CoreLogic recently reported that 2.5 million more residential properties have returned to positive equity in the second quarter … Read more

Why We Don’t Like Dividends of Banking Firms: 4 Very Good Reasons

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Untermyer: Is not commercial credit based primarily upon money or property? Morgan: No, sir. The first thing is character. Untermyer: Before money or property? Morgan: Before money or anything else. Money cannot buy it … a man I do not trust could not get money from me on all the bonds in Christendom. –Mr. JP Morgan’s testimony before the Pujo Committee (questioning from Samuel Untermyer), 1912-1913 Reason #1: A Bank Run Is Always Possible Though the history of banking dates back to as early as 2000 BC in Babylonia, the makings of the present-day banking system in the US really didn’t take hold until the beginning of the 20th century. Some financial historians may argue for a later date, but we … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week March 19

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending March 19. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week America First Multifamily Investors (ATAX): now $0.09 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06. Artis Real Estate Investment Trust (ARESF): now CAD 0.05 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0464. Aura Minerals (ARMZF): now $0.83 per share special dividend, was $0.92. Badger Daylighting (BADFF): now CAD 0.0525 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0500. Blue Ridge Bankshares (BRBS): now $0.15 per share quarterly dividend. Brigham Minerals (MNRL): … Read more

Dividend Increases/Decreases for the Week June 18

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Below we provide a list of firms that raised their dividends during the week ending June 18. The dividend reports of covered firms on this list will be updated shortly with the new information. To access our dividend reports use the ‘Symbol’ search box in our website header. Firms Raising Their Dividends This Week AG Mortgage Investment Trust (MITT): now $0.07 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.06. America First Multifamily Investors (ATAX): now $0.11 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.09. Benchmark Electronics (BHE): now $0.165 per share quarterly dividend, was $0.16. Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust (CPZ): now $0.14 per share monthly dividend, was $0.13. Canadian Banc Corp (CNDCF): now 0.1017 per share monthly dividend, was CAD 0.0942. … Read more

4 Very Good Reasons Why We Don’t Like Dividends of Banking Stocks

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Untermyer: Is not commercial credit based primarily upon money or property?Morgan: No, sir. The first thing is character.Untermyer: Before money or property?Morgan: Before money or anything else. Money cannot buy it … a man I do not trust could not get money from me on all the bonds in Christendom. –Mr. JP Morgan’s testimony before the Pujo Committee (questioning from Samuel Untermyer), 1912-1913   Image: Bank Run in Michigan, USA, February 1933. Source: Public Domain. By Brian Nelson, CFA It’s sometimes easy to lose sight of the fragility of a banking firm’s business model. Let’s examine the reasons why we don’t like banking firms’ dividends. Reason #1: A Bank Run Is Always Possible. Reason #2: Others Have Tried to Invest in Bank Dividends and Have Failed. Reason #3: … Read more