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Do large and small banks need different prudential rules?

BankUnderground

Do prudential regulations that work well for big banks work as well for small ones? This provides evidence that an efficient set of regulations for large banks might not be as efficient for small ones. Regulators would then need to think about whether a different set of regulatory requirements would be better for small banks.

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Chinese Officials Join US Politicians In Suddenly Falling Out Of Love With Big Tech 

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Published reports indicate that China’s central bank and banking, securities and foreign-exchange regulators summoned Ant Group executives this past weekend to discuss official concerns about the firm. subprime mortgage industry’s collapse and the 2007-08 Great Recession. Reuters quoted central bank Vice Gov. A Growing Crackdown .

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Brighterion CEO: How AI Can Stop Criminals Who Win By Gaming Banking Rules

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“All of these institutions are spending billions and billions, and billions, of dollars on compliance and AML, not to mention a ton of time and talent that goes into this,” Adjaoute told Webster. Instead, they are drawing fines from regulators and taking on massive damages. New Technology For Regulators. What’s Next.

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The Basel regulatory framework: evolution of its textual complexity

BankUnderground

The Basel III framework put in place in the aftermath of the Global Financial Crisis 2007–08 consists of a range of regulatory standards, each addressing a specific source of financial instability. Its implementation has however led to active discussion about whether the complexity of financial regulations has materially increased.

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Lending Club’s Terrible Twos

PYMNTS

I crossed paths with Laplanche back in 2007 and wanted to back him right away,” Petrushka said. When I founded my first startup, it got me thinking — banks are middlemen that can and should be disrupted,” Laplanche noted in a 2007 interview on how he came up with the idea of Lending Club.

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All Pain, No Gain

Independent Banker

Nearly one year after the Basel III capital rules went into effect, community bankers say that now recognize just how much more complex and how much more difficult this new set of capital rules will make life and business for them if they remain in place. No one was prepared for January 1st.”. Zaback, president and CEO of Jonah Bank.

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Real Estate: Love it or hate it?

Jeff For Banks

As I understand it, government officials (excluding regulators) want banks to lend, banks have the cash to lend, bankers are hesitant to lend, and regulators would just as soon have you hire another compliance officer and purchase a U.S. Regulators are slightly schizophrenic on the subject. Are these more reliable?

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