Dodd-Frank Effects Greatest Changes to Financial Services Regulation Since the Great Depression
Jul 21, 2010
Sometime in July, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), a sweeping regulatory reform bill, will become law.
Dodd-Frank is intended to address perceived deficienci...
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A GUIDE TO INVESTMENTS IN FAILED BANKS
Jun 16, 2010
Although the worse of the recession may be behind us, chronic undercapitalization and the specter of the collapse of the commercial real estate market threatens small and medium sized banks throughout ...
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Regulation: Regulatory Reaction - Make sure cure for financial markets isn’t worse than disease
Jun 16, 2010
Every financial crisis has spawned a regulatory reaction, some might say overreaction. The Depression brought about the enactment of various federal statutes, most notably the Glass-Steagall Act of 193...
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Reform focuses on "too big to fail" concept
Jun 08, 2010
The phrase too big to fail does not appear in the bill passed by the U.S. House or in any of Senate versions, including draft financial regulation reform legislation introduced by Banking Committee cha...
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Accounting Changes Affect Bank Regulatory Capital
Jun 08, 2010
The Financial Accounting Board (FASB) adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 166 and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 167 (collectively, FASB Changes) in June 2009. The ...
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