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The pro-cyclicality of capital ratios and credit supply, a tale of two sizes

BankUnderground

First, analysing years up to 2009 can be used to measure the cyclical patterns in a less regulated environment, providing evidence on whether Basel III needed cyclical components. Second, expanding the analysis beyond 2009 provides evidence on whether Basel III addressed the pro-cyclicality of bank capital and lending.

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Should Congress Increase FDIC Insurance Limits?

South State Correspondent

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. Unfortunately, it is disruptive and costly when banks fail and Congress, regulators, and the public fret over the continued operation of the banking industry.

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European Lender Twino First To Sell Russian Loans

PYMNTS

This marks the first time in history a peer-to-peer lending facilitator in Europe has listed Russian loans. Twino was founded in 2009 and currently sells loans from Georgia, Latvia, Denmark, Estonia and Poland. Twino’s business model operates more like a payday loan operator than a classic peer-to-peer lender.

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4 challenges banks and credit unions are facing today

Abrigo

As the market has shifted from 2009, almost every bank wants to grow, and they are receiving pressure to do that,” says Peter Brown, director of strategy and operations for the financial institutions division at Sageworks. “At At the same time, the reality is that these institutions know they need to grow in a manner that’s not risky.”

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Citi Inks $100 Million Trade Finance Deal With Asian Development Bank

PYMNTS

Its analysis also found that the rise in alternative and marketplace lending options in the market has not yet made a significant impact on SMBs’ ability to access trade finance products. According to the FIs, the program has facilitated more than $30 billion in trade finance to SMBs across Asia since its launch in 2009. “As

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Bank Innovation in Beta

Bank Innovation

Bank Innovation today released a beta of its relaunch, the most significant rebuilding of the site since its start in 2009. Let us know what you think of the rebuilt site by emailing info@bankinnovation.net.

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Impact of the UK QE on banks’ balance sheets

BankUnderground

In our paper , we use balance sheet data for 118 UK banks to empirically investigate whether the asset compositions of banks involved in the UK QE operations reacted differently in comparison to banks not involved in the initial rounds of QE between March 2009 and July 2012. QE and bank lending. QE and central bank reserves.

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