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Should Congress Increase FDIC Insurance Limits?

South State Correspondent

In the wake of regional bank failures, one potential answer to equity shorting and bank runs is having the FDIC increase deposit insurance. private and public lending markets are the world’s envy, with a wide availability of financing options for many capital seekers across the entire capital stack. economy needs.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

Finally, resolution of failing financial institutions requires that the deposit insurance fund be strongly capitalized with real reserves, not just federal guarantee.” By comparison, non-high-tech industries lost 689,000 jobs between 2001 and 2002 but recovered the lost jobs by 2004. To you, manage your interest rate risk.

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In Pursuit of Return on Equity

Jeff For Banks

It was in the aftermath that capital, the denominator in the return on equity calculation, resumed its place as king. During the period 2002-07, when loan growth outpaced the ability to fund it, FIs took on more FHLB borrowings and high cost deposits. What made so many in this group take the perp walk to the FDIC?

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The Mother List of All Banking Books

Jeff For Banks

Inside the FDIC: Thirty Years of Bank Failures, Bailouts, and Regulatory Battles 2015 Louis D. Oil Capital: The History of American Oil, Wildcatters, Independents and Their Bankers 2016 Dwight L. A Term at the Fed: An Insider's View 2004 John Moody Moody, John The Masters of Capital: A Chronicle of Wall Street 2012 George S.

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Trump transition team releases names of additional CFPB landing team members

CFPB Monitor

We previously reported that Paul Atkins would be on the landing team for the CFPB as well as the landing teams for the FDIC and OCC. Mr. Atkins is an attorney who served as a commissioner on the SEC from 2002 to 2008. According to the President-elect’s website , Mr. Atkins will also be a member of the FTC landing team.