Andrew Collins Banking Quotations

We're looking at a pretty favorable environment for bank stocks, and financials in general, over the next three-to-six months. But what I would say is that there's still a little bit of an overhang in terms of the commercial banking sector, due to credit quality concerns. So that's going to weigh heavily on the banks. But we could see growth in some of the other areas. Brokerage continues to be very strong,

I think a lot of it had to do with fixed income, foreign exchange and derivatives, ... I think there will be a rebounding in capital markets in the second quarter. I expect them to bounce back with a more healthy investment banking business.

TCF Financial (has) this very unique strategy. It's (opening) 25-to-35 branches a year and just growing consistently, 14-to-15 percent per year in earnings, which really is a great kind of situation overall for the banking space, ... I think these guys are at the forefront of the trend. They really are serving Joe Lunch Bucket, as they like to say, and so that's a growing marketplace longer term for banks.