Meredith Whitney, a prominent banking analyst.
Previous positions: Investment banking analyst, Credit Suisse, 2006-08.
"The government has strangled the financial system," banking analyst Dick Bove told me recently.
"A lot of this is about expenses," said Richard Ramsden, a banking analyst at Goldman Sachs.
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"The regulators are doing this because they can," Michael Mayo, a banking analyst at CLSA, said.
"I don't think we're overly concerned yet," said Jon Peace, a banking analyst at Nomura.
Maclovio Pina, a banking analyst at Morningstar, says BankAtlantic is likely to continue to struggle.
James Chappell, a banking analyst at Berenberg, called the banking review exercise "incredibly important".
"It's all mirrors and smoke," Christophe Nijdam, a banking analyst at AlphaValue in Paris, said.
Moshe Orenbuch, a banking analyst at Credit Suisse, lauded Citi's progress but offered a cautious outlook.
