Wayne Bopp
Wayne Bopp
america expect north rather sooner
I would expect an acquisition out of Citigroup in North America sooner rather than later,
america bank bought growth proven revenue
Revenue growth was very strong. There were a lot of doubters when Bank of America bought Fleet, and the bank has proven them wrong.
Lehman has more fixed-income, and fixed-income is where it's at right now.
build equity seeing work
Lehman has been working to work away from fixed-income and build up the equity business. We're seeing a payoff.
bank banks biggest fills hole leaves looking move northeast second states third united
The Northeast United States was the biggest hole in Bank of America's footprint, and this fills it. There are many more banks that want to move into the Northeast. It leaves other banks looking at their second and third choices.
coming spot street sweet wall watching
They're kind of in this sweet spot where Wall Street is coming back and they're watching their expenses.
card credit growth income
Bankruptcies are down, deposit growth and credit card income is strong, and delinquencies are down.
balance behind good happy investors
I'm very happy they got it behind them. For investors on balance it's good news.
consumer
The consumer was awesome, the standout in the quarter,
banking best global survivor
If you want to be a survivor in the global banking market, you need size, and the U.S. is the best place to get it.