A vice president of Equity Research for the Equity Research Services unit of Standard & Poor's, Stephen Biggar is head of the analytical team in the U.S. Prior to this position, he was Director of Financial Institutions Research and principal bank equity analyst for Standard & Poor's, covering major regional and money center banks. He has been widely quoted on banking-related matters by publications such as American Banker, Forbes and Money Magazine, news services including Bloomberg and Reuters, and has appeared on CNN/FN and CNBC. Prior to joining S&P, he covered financial services equities at Argus Research Corp.