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Who is AmVest Capital?

AmVest Capital is a highly experienced professional financial services firm providing the banking community and consumers directly with financial product and advisory services for both sides of the balance sheet. Our philosophy is to support our financial partner network with safe, conservative approaches while enhancing profitability, increasing customer loyalty and deposits... more

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Bank Note Updates

  • Fannie Mae See’s Upturn in Multifamily Starting Soon
    According to the June 2010 Economic Outlook released earlier this month by Fannie Mae’s Economic and Mortgage Market Analysis Group, all indicators are that we will see an upturn in multifamily housing starting soon. [...]
  • Toxic Assets - Still Lurking
    Many of the nation’s larger banks have managed to cordon off their troubled assets by selling or in Citi group’s case creating another group to hold these assets. [...]
  • Accounting Rules for Banks May Change Soon
    The Financial Accounting Standards Board is considering changes in bank’s accounting that will require them to show loans on balance sheets at “fair market value” instead of original value.  This would immediately impact the way a bank is viewed by investors and regulators alike.  The rule, if instituted could reduce shareholders equity and regulatory capital [...]
  • The Free Money Conundrum
    A 0% -25% fed-funds rate, combined with massive central bank purchases of bonds, has inflated the prices of fixed income securities and depressed yields to levels that do not adequately compensate investors for the risks of inflation and the inevitability of higher rates in the future. When investors are able to borrow at these generous levels, [...]
  • Bernake Says Rates Will Remain Low
    The Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernake has reaffirmed his previous comments again by stating the he plans to keep interest rates near zero for an “extended period.” A period which could last at least 6 more months and maybe more… According to key indicators like unemployment figures and inflationary fears- things seem to be improving.  However [...]